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0 pointsCodesInChaos18d ago0 comments

Aren't patches usually covered by the embargo as well, and kept private until the deadline?

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For proprietary software, sure. But open source projects rarely ever work like this.

Especially for a project like the kernel, there's no reasonable way to decide who out of thousands of interested parties should have access first.

Android is a rare exception, as of a few years ago they started a program where phone manufacturers get very favorable early access to AOSP code 4 months ahead of public release.

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creatonez18d ago

For proprietary software, sure. But open source projects rarely ever work like this.

Especially for a project like the kernel, there's no reasonable way to decide who out of thousands of interested parties should have access first.

Android is a rare exception, as of a few years ago they started a program where phone manufacturers get very favorable early access to AOSP code 4 months ahead of public release.

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