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AlmaLinux 9.4 less than one week after RHEL 9.4, with added hardware support
- voidhome 2y agoGuaranteed stability, robust performance, and extensive support!
- astroturf_spotd 2y agoThe only comment on this post that isn't from an affiliate is from an account created within an hour of the post. Very on-brand.
- jaboutboul 2y agoAdding back support for the older hardware is really a nice touch here.
- codyro 2y agoWhat level of support is being guaranteed to the drivers that upstream has stopped supporting? If a bug crops up, does AlmaLinux intend to patch things in-house? Disclaimer: I volunteer my time at AlmaLinux/am part of the project.
- iseletsk 2y agoI don't think there would be any guarantees, as it is a free product. So, it would be based on things like the availability of patches upstream (kernel.org), and how many people need the fix, as well as how much effort you are contributing to the fix (be it testing, willing to replicate the issue, etc...)
- codyro 2y agoSo to be certain, using these drivers in subsequent releases should be done with caution. Are there any plans to add testing for these specific drivers/hardware?
- iseletsk 2y agoIf people donate hardware - probably yes. If people with such hardware would be willing to run tests, then probably yes. Otherwise - my guess would be no, no specific testing for such drivers would be made.
- jonathanspw 2y agoIt's worth noting that the drivers are still in the mainline Linux kernel and many other distros. If they have a problem it's not just Alma vs the world to figure out the issues - it will be Alma plus the world working on the solution.