lucid and 2.6.33?

[Flávio Etrusco]

On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 5:06 PM, Patrick Goetz <pgoetz at mail.utexas.edu> wrote:
>>
>> Subject: Re: lucid and 2.6.33?
>> From: Jonathon Fernyhough <j.fernyhough at gmail.com>
>> Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 21:34:20 +0000
>>
>> As far as I am aware the important bits of .33 are being integrated
>> into the special sauce for the Lucid .32 kernel.
>>
>
> Perhaps someone can explain why this makes more sense than just using
> the .33 (or .34) kernel?
>
> Here is my perspective:  what most techies love about linux is the
> ability to know exactly what is going on in the software.  I can go to
> h-online.com, or kernelnewbies.org, or even kernel.org and find out
> exactly what a new kernel is going to do for me.  Sometimes I even use
> or need some of these cutting edge features.  When Canonical (or Redhat)
> create a "special sauce" kernel consisting of a little bit of this and a
> little bit of that, I have no idea what I'm actually getting.  It makes
> the whole thing more Microsoft black-box-like.  No bueno.
>

Seriously? Ubuntu is not only about techies, it's about general
use(rs) and businesses too. They have to have a solid and well-tested
base.
If you really wanna know what you're actually getting, you have the
sources and the changelogs.

Best regards,
Flávio