[ck] It is the end of -ck

[Con Kolivas]

On Sunday 17 June 2007 04:32, Miguel Figueiredo wrote:
> Martin.K wrote:
> > Rafael Rodríguez pisze:
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> I've just navigated to
> >>
> >> http://members.optusnet.com.au/ckolivas/kernel/
> >>
> >> and found out the announcement: "2.6.22-ck1 will be the last -ck ever"
> >>
> >> I'm suscribed to this ML but haven't read any announcement of CK about
> >> this bad news. Anyone has a link to provide me? (even though i think i
> >> can guess the motivation...).
> >
> > This is realy bad news !!!

> Let's wait for Con's announcement/comment. If it's about the -ck group
> of patches, all or some of the patches included in -ck...
>
> Until then the «fat lady haven't sang yet» (i hope...).

/me warms up his fat lady with some singing exercises

Yes it's true, -ck is over after the next stable release. I was going to 
announce this with the actual release, but many have become aware of this 
already from other sources (like IRC). So I'll explain in more depth now and 
leave a quick announcement for the release.

There are many reasons for this, but two major ones that most of you will have 
deduced by now:

1. If whatever performance advantage it has is all but abolished compared to 
mainline then there is no point maintaining alternate patches to achieve the 
same endpoint.
2. All interest I have in kernel development, even out of the mainline 
spotlight, has been... abolished (I had nastier words but decided not to use 
them.)

It is clear that I cannot develop code for the linux kernel intended only to 
be used out of mainline and not have mainline get involved somewhere along 
the line. Whether it be the users or even other developers repeatedly 
asking "when will this be merged". This forever gets me into a cycle of 
actually trying to merge the stuff and ... well you all know what happens at 
that point (again I had nastier words but decided not to use them.)

So, I've had enough. I'm out of here forever. I want to leave before I get so 
disgruntled that I end up using windows. I may play occasionally with 
userspace code but for me the kernel is a black hole that I don't want to 
enter the event horizon of again.

I thank you all deeply for your involvement, patronage, support, bug reports 
and feedback. I also apologise because I realise what the -ck patchset means 
to a lot of people.

Truly, thank you very much.

本当にどうもありがとうございます

-- 
-ck
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