Comment Re:call it what it is (Score 1) 402
> Or maybe Linux needs to split into three branches:
> "flimsy" for experimentation and VM wars,
That will be 2.5 (Though I agree it could have been started a little earlier)
> "unstable" for up-to-date hardware support but no new features,
That is 2.4
> and "stable" which only gets bug and security fixes.
And that is 2.2
In short: we have what you describe (most of the time anyway)
> "flimsy" for experimentation and VM wars,
That will be 2.5 (Though I agree it could have been started a little earlier)
> "unstable" for up-to-date hardware support but no new features,
That is 2.4
> and "stable" which only gets bug and security fixes.
And that is 2.2
In short: we have what you describe (most of the time anyway)
