Re: Accountability

Colin McCormack (colin@field.medicine.adelaide.edu.au)
Wed, 15 Sep 1999 02:16:45 +1000


> Colin McCormack wrote:
>>Is there a good reason, or indeed any reason, why epckpt isn't in the kernel
>> right now?
>
> "Feature freeze".

Since version 2.2.1 ?

> Wait until 2.5 unless your feature will really change the life of
> millions.

The patch, a relatively simple one, has been around since 2.0.36. That's a
year at least. 2.4 is scheduled for release at the end of this year, it may
slip.

Is two years lead time really what you'd expect from a Bazaar development
system?

>> I'll wait for replies before I suggest a kernel fork.
>
> Keeping the patch up to date with developing kernels is always a nice
> thing to do.

That's some feedback. Thanks.

Colin.

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