On Fri, 9 Jun 2006, Alan Cox wrote:
Ar Gwe, 2006-06-09 am 13:50 -0500, ysgrifennodd Chase Venters:
It's about bundling. It's about being able to take your 3-year old
dependable car and make it faster by bolting on new manifolds and
turbochargers, rather than waiting a year for the manufacturer to release
a totally new model
Unfortunately in the software case if you want it in the base kernel you
are bolting new manifolds on everyones car at once, and someone is going
to have an engine explode as a result.
Someone _could_ have an engine explode... it's perfectly possible though
that a well-tested 48-bit patch wouldn't cause anyone's ext3 to explode.
(After all, the vehicle analogy breaks down here - software doesn't get
worn out from being run at redline for too many miles.)
Ext3 already has enough back compatiblity that you can replace the
engine with a horse, we don't need any more in it thank you.
But just what are the costs at calling it quits now? Are we going to deny
users something they need?
Alan
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