Son of a Bitch

Apparently the 2.6.9 kernel will have its changes apply to 2.6.8 and not 2.6.8.1 (decided about 2 rc's ago). This new development model is going to make keeping an up-to-date system a real pain in the ass. Having to undo bug fix patches for the new release is lame. Really lame.

Some things in Linux are really cool. Excellent scheduling system, common interfaces to every peace of hardware on the system, semi-micro monotholic kernel, small apps based on the Unix philosophy of "do one thing and do it well". But a lot of crap is damned irking. Bugs upon bugs in lots of applications, inconsistancies over sets of applications (one day xcdroast works, the next it doesn't), obscure dependancies for useful applications, and this new kernel development model. It's just crap that makes using the system an unnecessary pain.

Did I mention the book I'm reading about the design of the 2.6 kernel was written by someone 6 months younger than me? Talk about making your life seem wasted. Jeeez...