Am Mittwoch, 20. Dezember 2006 19:43 schrieb Joey Hess: > Marcus Moeller wrote: > > I have noticed that one main reason for the etch Release delay is the > > missing of kernel 2.6.18 in the d-i. > > Only mostly because the final kernel for etch is not present in etch (or > even unstable yet), not because of slowness on the d-i side. > > (2.6.18 is already available in d-i daily builds) > > > Now I wonder if its really necessary to keep the > > installer kernel on track with the one that comes with the distribution > > itself. The kernel on the d-i install media is afaik just used to > > initialize the target hardware like cdroms, network cards or > > chipsets/controllers. > > Yes, the GPL requires that we ship the source to the kernel, even if > it's only used by d-i. Sanity also requires that the kernel used by the > installer has exactly the same set of bugs and features as the kernel > that is installed.
Hi Joey, thanks for your reply. So its more a political and security update reason. And of course it does not really matter to me when a new stable release happens, it was just a technical question. Best Regards Marcus -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
