Subject: Re: [vserver] Status of 2.6.24 patch / expected release
From: Ed W <lists@wildgooses.com>
Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2008 21:08:30 +0100
Sat, 26 Apr 2008 21:08:30 +0100
Natanael Copa wrote:
> On Wed, 2008-04-23 at 08:16 +0200, Herbert Poetzl wrote:
>   
>> after the rather dramatic changes in 2.6.23-25, we
>> will need a somewhat longer devel phase around
>> 2.6.25 to get some things sorted out ...
>>     
>
> The question that rises is how to get more of vserver into mainline?
>   

Funny - having seen some of the changes on 2.6.25 and how they overlap 
some of the vserver goals I was thinking something very similar?  
Someone else recently requested a separate patch for COW and I agree 
that this would be useful for a couple of projects I was mulling over.  
Perhaps some of the vserver patches are ready to start pushing upstream?


>> testing and other contributions are welcome, but
>> don't expect a 'stable' release for post 2.6.22.x
>> anytime soon ...
>>     
>
> I take the opportunity to than you guys for the hard work you are doing
> there. As someone else posted on this list: vserver is awesome!
>   

Absolutely.  I don't understand why anyone wouldn't want to use vservers 
straight out of the box on all new servers!  In fact I really don't 
understand why people aren't screaming for this in mainline?  Even for 
desktop use it seems great - simple to fart around with a test install 
or a new update.  About to start testing it with X...  I just love the 
ease you can copy the vserver image, boot it up and test something, then 
pack it away again.

Is there a key person we could sponsor to work on this for a period to 
get it tracking mainline again?  Daniel?  Herbert?  How much would it 
cost to sponsor your development time?

Kind regards

Ed W


Natanael Copa wrote:
On Wed, 2008-04-23 at 08:16 +0200, Herbert Poetzl wrote:
  
after the rather dramatic changes in 2.6.23-25, we
will need a somewhat longer devel phase around
2.6.25 to get some things sorted out ...
    

The question that rises is how to get more of vserver into mainline?
  

Funny - having seen some of the changes on 2.6.25 and how they overlap some of the vserver goals I was thinking something very similar?  Someone else recently requested a separate patch for COW and I agree that this would be useful for a couple of projects I was mulling over.  Perhaps some of the vserver patches are ready to start pushing upstream?


testing and other contributions are welcome, but
don't expect a 'stable' release for post 2.6.22.x
anytime soon ...
    

I take the opportunity to than you guys for the hard work you are doing
there. As someone else posted on this list: vserver is awesome!
  

Absolutely.  I don't understand why anyone wouldn't want to use vservers straight out of the box on all new servers!  In fact I really don't understand why people aren't screaming for this in mainline?  Even for desktop use it seems great - simple to fart around with a test install or a new update.  About to start testing it with X...  I just love the ease you can copy the vserver image, boot it up and test something, then pack it away again.

Is there a key person we could sponsor to work on this for a period to get it tracking mainline again?  Daniel?  Herbert?  How much would it cost to sponsor your development time?

Kind regards

Ed W