Linux -ac history [was: Best version for packaging]

[Mike Fedyk <mfedyk matchmail com>]

On Wed, Sep 12, 2001 at 10:14:56AM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> Eduard Bloch wrote:
> > 
> > Hello,
> > 
> > I packaged the old ext3 patch for Debian, and now I would like to create
> > a patch-package of the current version for kernel 2.4.9.
> > 
> > I consider to include Theodore's ext2 and ext3 readdir speedup
> > patches and modify the 0.9.9 patch as needed to apply it on kernel
> > 2.4.9.
> 
> That's a good combination.  But many people (me included) think that
> Alan's kernels are better than Linus' at present.
> 

Hmm, when was the last time that an -ac kernel was considered better than a
kernel from Linus in the same time period?