Linux 3.0 Release Delayed 187
JustinRLynn writes "A recent Google+ Post by Linus Torvalds indicates that version 3.0 of the Linux kernel will have to wait due to the discovery of a 'subtle pathname lookup bug.' Linus indicates, 'We have a patch, we understand the problem, and it looks ObviouslyCorrect(tm), but I don't think I want to release 3.0 just a couple of hours after applying it.'"
Chicken? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Chicken? (Score:4, Funny)
Project Manager: Did it build?
Developer: Yea, but we haven't even run the thing yet
Project Manager: Ship it!
Path names? Bah. (Score:5, Funny)
I say push it live, let those damn n00bs grow some chest hair by referencing all their files by inode id.
Re:Path names? Bah. (Score:3, Funny)
Fuck you: a gang of inode ids killed my father.
Re:Chicken? (Score:4, Funny)
No problem. (Score:5, Funny)
No problem. I'll just run GNU Hurd.
Re:Path names? Bah. (Score:5, Funny)
here's hoping said n00bs aren't female...
HOW DARE THEY (Score:5, Funny)
Re:If it's a patch applied to 3.0 (Score:5, Funny)
No, only firefox does that.
Google Plus (Score:5, Funny)
I think the more important news here is - Linus uses Google+ for announcements now?
Facebook really is in trouble now.
Re:Path names? Bah. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:If it's a patch applied to 3.0 (Score:5, Funny)
You are confused. This is the Kernel, not Firefox.
BTW: I heard the guys at Mozilla are working on a new feature: The ability to change the version number while the browser is running. That's real progress.
Re:Chicken? (Score:5, Funny)
Your project managers make you get a completely clean build before you ship? How do you guys stay on schedule?
Simple enough, Firefox style: Any time you get a semi-clean build, you tag it. When you release, you simply bump the version number of the last tagged build. So what if you don't get half the features - it's a new version, as witnessed by the version number!
Re:If it's a patch applied to 3.0 (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Path names? Bah. (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Chicken? (Score:4, Funny)
I for one am glad a geek IS the project manager.
More focused on getting it right than meeting deadlines.
That would explain why GNU/Hurd is such an excellent OS
Re:Path names? Bah. (Score:5, Funny)
My name is Inode Montoya, You unlinked my father. Prepare to be free()'d.