On Thu, Aug 17, 2006 at 05:17:18AM -0400, Nathanael Nerode wrote: > Frederik Schueler wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > we should finally agree on which kernel version we want to release etch > > with, and on an appropriate timeframe. > > > > The goal should be obvious: release Etch on December, 4th. > > > > All kernel team members I asked so far would prefer a release with > > 2.6.18, which is likely to be released upstream within the next 4 weeks. > > The Debian installer team obviously would like as much time as possible > > to find out and fix all emerging bugs. > > > > Trying to put both requirements together, the kernel release schedule > > could look as follows: > > > > today: start migration of 2.6.17 kernel and udebs to testing > > > > 15.09: upload 2.6.18 to unstable [1] > > This is barely feasible. It would mean that the kernel team will have to > spend the next month doing the work to make 2.6.18 DFSG-free. This could > of course be done very quickly by stripping out all the problematic drivers, > but this would probably be a very bad solution from the installer point of > view.
Ah, i thought you proposed to help out with this, and not just complain about it ? But then, maybe i am wrong about this. Friendly, Sven Luther -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]