White paper: Vendor Kernels, Bugs and Stability
White paper: Vendor Kernels, Bugs and Stability
Posted May 23, 2024 21:01 UTC (Thu) by mb (subscriber, #50428)In reply to: White paper: Vendor Kernels, Bugs and Stability by Wol
Parent article: White paper: Vendor Kernels, Bugs and Stability
Do you realize, that most kernel options are disabled by default?
>The fact that people have to actively enable something that developers clearly don't want activated means
It means that developers don't have a clue what people (users!) actually want and need.
Closing your eyes won't make the demand go away, unless you are less than three years old.
Posted May 23, 2024 22:41 UTC (Thu)
by Wol (subscriber, #4433)
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And how many of those options have "deprecated" in their name? Surely that's a massive red flag.
> It means that developers don't have a clue what people (users!) actually want and need.
And how many developers are employed by (therefore are) users? I believe Alphabet employs loads. Meta employs loads. Most of the kernel developers I have contact with are employed by large end users. It's a little difficult to be oblivious of your own needs. (Some people manage, I'm sure ...)
How difficult is it - to set a "not enabled" flag that cannot be accessed without some sort of warning that this flag will enable deprecated functionality Surely it's not beyond the wit of your typical kernel developer? That's ALL that's required.
Cheers,
White paper: Vendor Kernels, Bugs and Stability
Wol