Torvalds: Linux kernel release timing was mistake 
Published: 12 Feb 2008 13:20 GMT
Linus Torvalds has admitted that the timing of the Linux 2.6.24 kernel was a mistake.
Asked whether the release schedule would be pushed back to accommodate his attendance at the linux.conf.au conference, Torvalds said he normally would not have made the release but people were asking whether the kernel would be in limbo for week.
"I decided I had my trusty laptop with me and there's internet here too; I can just do all the merging," said Torvalds.
"I think it was mistake actually. I should have just said 'we'll extend everything by a week', because some of the other people that are here said 'now we're forced to work here too'. So some people were unhappy, some people were happy — we'll see," Torvalds continued.
"It's working out ok, but maybe it wasn't worth the extra work just to keep the release on schedule."
Credit: Torvalds: release timing was a mistake from Builder AU
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