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From: msohnius@novell.co.uk (Martin Sohnius)
Subject: Re: Unix for PC
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Date: Mon, 5 Dec 1994 14:35:30 GMT
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pageone@netcom.com wrote:
: And IMHO the 1.1.x system works pretty well. Even if there is a buggy
: patch in one of the releases, it often gets fixed within a week (when other
: new things have been plugged in with their own possible bugs :).
: For instance, last week I wrote an experimental patch to eliminate
: a limit on the number of file locks (it was 64). It used a linked list, which
: got clobbered by another piece of code a few lines down (not known to me at
: the time). The patch was posted to comp.os.linux.development (labeled
: experimental in the subject header), and put into 1.1.67 by Linus Torvalds -
: the ONLY person who can post a new version.
: (Neither Linus or myself could test the code first - trial by fire
: seemed to be the only way..., since I couldn't think of anything to test it on.)
: The bug was reported to the newsgroup, and a few days later 1.1.69
: came out with a simple bug fix.
: IMHO, this shows how the rapid-release system for 1.1.x can work
: pretty well. Enhancements get made and bugs get fixed very quickly, and
: the more cautious users can wait for 1.2.x to come out before trying it (which
: should be very stable upon first release.)
Wow! Now we really know how quality control works for Linux. "Neither
Linus or myself could test the code first - trial by fire seemed to be the
only way..., since I couldn't think of anything to test it on."
Anyone ever wondered why people in suits don't want free OS's? Here is
the answer for you.
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