linux-kernel - Re: [BUG] New Kernel Bugs

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Date:	Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:41:06 -0700
From:	Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux@...glemail.com>
To:	Gabriel C <nix.or.die@...glemail.com>
Cc:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>, Theodore Tso <tytso@....edu>,
	Benoit Boissinot <bboissin@...il.com>, Mark Lord <liml@....ca>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, protasnb@...il.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	alsa-devel@...a-project.org, linux-ide@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-pcmcia@...ts.infradead.org,
	linux-input@...ey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz,
	bugme-daemon@...zilla.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [BUG] New Kernel Bugs

On Tuesday 13 November 2007 11:57, Gabriel C wrote:
> > The main problem is finding experienced developers who spend time on
> > looking into bug reports.
>
> There are already. IMO the problem is the development model.
>
> There are tons new features in each new kernel release and 'tons new bugs'
> which are not fixed during the release cycle nor in the .XX stable kernels.
>
> Maybe after XX kernel releases there should be one just with bug-fixes
> _without_ any new features , eg: cleaning bugs from bugzilla , know
> regressions , cleaning up code , removing broken drivers and the like.

Won't work. You cannot force people to work on things they don't
find interesting, long-term.
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vda
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