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The FS was marked experimental, so there is no urgency in fixing bugs or providing features in a certain cycle. Everyone using it knows what they got themselves into. You can still provide the DKMS module for faster fixes and features for anyone who wants to use BCacheFS more seriously for the time that the upstreaming process takes, but eventually it would have all been on mainline.
Asahi is taking a similar approach where they have their downstream kernel and push things upstream once they are mature.
That means the upstream kernel is not useful for running on that hardware now, but things are moving there eventually.
I mean that was pretty much the plot of 2001: A Space Odyssey
We yet haven't found a better way
https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/01/13/halowlink-2-wi-fi-ha...
Unfortunately it's been long discontinued and it's successor Skyranger is still facing some technical difficulties as of recent reports.
The limiting factor on the lifetime of any satellite is fuel. Especially for large structures that are influenced a lot by atmospheric drag and solar wind.