[OT] Linus Torvalds delays Linux 3.0 launch due to a subtle bug

[Robert Spanjaard]

On Wed, 20 Jul 2011 11:12:43 +1000, Basil Chupin wrote:

> *LINUX FOUNDER* Linus Torvalds has said that he's delaying the release
> of Linux 3.0 due to the discovery of a bug.
> 
> Torvalds announced back in May that the Linux 2.6.40 kernel will be
> rebadged as the Linux 3.0 kernel
> <http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2074875/linus-torvalds-christens-linux-kernel>.
> The projected release date of Linux 3.0 was supposed to be today, but in
> a post on Google+, Torvalds explained that the discovery
> <https://plus.google.com/102150693225130002912/posts/2BXkWyrY4jH#102150693225130002912/posts/2BXkWyrY4jH>
> of a "subtle pathname lookup bug" has delayed the release.
> 
> [Full story]
> 
> http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2095102/linus-torvalds-delays-linux-launch-subtle-bug?WT.rss_f=&WT.rss_a=Linus+Torvalds+delays+Linux+3.0+launch+due+to+a+subtle+bug

While this may seem like a good idea at first thought, It also means that
a lot of bug_fixes_ get delayed this way.



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