Re:Linux To Become Exclusive OS Of The International Space S...
by rbanffy on Sunday May 26, 2013 @11:12AM
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> if you do a Linux kernel upgrade, you will want to recertify.
The difference is that, if you automate the certification process, you can run it against the bleeding edge branches all the time well before the packages are incorporated into the official release. Any sign of trouble will happen months, if not years, before it's time to upgrade.
You can have a cozy enough relationship with Microsoft, but I doubt they'll let you put their sources on your Jenkins (or BuildBot) servers so that you can run your certification tests continuously. To say nothing about making the Windows build process CI-friendly. That in itself is an undertaking bound to take longer than the shelf life of any operating system.
The difference is that, if you automate the certification process, you can run it against the bleeding edge branches all the time well before the packages are incorporated into the official release. Any sign of trouble will happen months, if not years, before it's time to upgrade.
You can have a cozy enough relationship with Microsoft, but I doubt they'll let you put their sources on your Jenkins (or BuildBot) servers so that you can run your certification tests continuously. To say nothing about making the Windows build process CI-friendly. That in itself is an undertaking bound to take longer than the shelf life of any operating system.