On Sat, Aug 9, 2014 at 12:01 PM, Duncan <1i5t5.duncan@xxxxxxx> wrote: > Jose Ildefonso Camargo Tolosa posted on Sat, 09 Aug 2014 11:06:37 -0500 as > excerpted: > >> 3.16 (still in development) > > ?? > > 3.16 has been out for nearly a week now and we're nearing half-way thru > the 3.17 commit-window. Based on the kernel git I have here, Linus' > commit officially changing the makefile entry to 3.16 was on Sunday, Aug > 3, at 15:25:02 -0700. > > The last pre-3.16 commit was a merge of two timer-related fixes from the > tip-tree at 9:58:20 -0700 that morning. > > So where does your "still in development" come from? > Well, maybe not the right word, but here is what kernel.org says about mainline kernels: "Mainline tree is maintained by Linus Torvalds. It's the tree where all new features are introduced and where all the exciting new development happens. New mainline kernels are released every 2-3 months." So, there you go: all new features are introduced, and where all the exciting new development happens. So... development is quite active on mainline kernels. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-btrfs" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
