netdev - Re: [PATCH 1/5] batman-adv: Start new development cycle

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Date:   Tue, 7 Feb 2023 13:20:09 +0200
From:   Leon Romanovsky <leon@...nel.org>
To:     Sven Eckelmann <sven@...fation.org>
Cc:     b.a.t.m.a.n@...ts.open-mesh.org, Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>,
        Linus Lüssing <linus.luessing@...3.blue>,
        kuba@...nel.org, davem@...emloft.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/5] batman-adv: Start new development cycle

On Tue, Feb 07, 2023 at 11:57:41AM +0100, Sven Eckelmann wrote:
> On Tuesday, 7 February 2023 11:41:53 CET Leon Romanovsky wrote:
> > Once you stop to update version, you will push users to look on the real
> > version (kernel) which really matters.
> 
> I would have understood if you say "let us use a magic value like 'in-tree' or 
> 'linux'" but setting it to an old (existing) version number - I don't want to 
> live with the headaches it creates. Because this is what users often don't 
> (want) to understand: if it looks like a valid version number, why isn't it 
> the valid version number? So I have to do a lot of pushing - without any 
> rewards because it is necessary to push every new "user".

I'm not sharing your view about users and think they need to be educated,
even it is hard and non-rewarding job.

Thanks

> 
> Kind regards,
> 	Sven