On 2008-03-08, ciol <ciol13@gmail.com> wrote:
> The aim of current is to be the next release, and I do not understand
> some points:
>
> * Why PV has upgraded the toolchain (glibc, binutil, gcc) _after_ the
> non-essential packages?
> * He had upgraded the kernel to 2.6.23.16. Some people tested *this*
> particular kernel branch. Now, there is 2.6.24 in -current! A big step.
>
> I don't want to say it's bad, it just seems illogical.


Without going into great detail, I'll just say that decisions like
that are not made on a whim. There is lots of testing on a decent
variety of hardware taking place before stuff like that makes it
out to the public. Of course, that's no guarantee that there won't
be unforseen bugs, but when it passes the "works for us" test, there's
a better than average chance that it will work for everyone else too.

As an aside, you'll notice that 2.6.24.x has a *LOT* of additional
wireless support in it - that alone makes it a very desirable upgrade.

-RW