[systemd-devel] What I think is really wrong with systemd

[Kok, Auke-jan H]

On Wed, Sep 16, 2015 at 8:38 AM, Reindl Harald <h.reindl at thelounge.net> wrote:
> Am 16.09.2015 um 17:13 schrieb Ahmed S. Darwish:
>>
>> Not to mention that the same rolling-release model was adopted by
>> the kernel long time ago for similar reasons and much more ;-)
>
> that is *not* true and won't become true by repeat it
>
> https://www.kernel.org/
>
> mainline:       4.2             2015-08-30
> stable:         4.1.7           2015-09-13
> longterm:       3.18.21         2015-08-31
>
> only systemd upstream has from the core component a "that is the new version
> with no major/minor" attitude and the kernel is the very last project to
> compare given "longterm: 2.6.32.67 2015-06-03"

nonsense. Only one of those three mentioned is actually "the linux
kernel". The other two are independently running forks that "the linux
kernel" maintainer does not maintain.

So, he's actually entirely correct to paraphrase that the linux kernel
community is using a rolling release model. The fact that individuals
make "respins" that follow a non-rolling release model does not
diminish the truth of that in any way possible.


Auke