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Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2008 14:49:23 +0100 From: Éric Piel <eric.piel@...mplin-utc.net> To: for.poige+linux@...il.com Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: > There are actually more stable versions available but they are not advertised Igor Podlesny schreef: > 2008/12/29 Éric Piel <eric.piel@...mplin-utc.net>: >> Igor Podlesny schreef: >>> Actually that's either a mistake or I don't know what you guys call "a >>> stable version". >> [removing all the part which needs bug report numbers] >> >> I agree with you that the website is not very clear for someone not >> accustomed to the Linux kernel development. There are actually more >> stable versions available but they are not advertised. Maybe there >> should be more trees displayed, something like this: >> The latest stable version of the Linux kernel is: 2.6.28 >> The previous stable version of the Linux kernel is: 2.6.27.10 >> The latest longtime version of the Linux kernel is: 2.6.16.62 > > Well, I'd call those versions stable if there were ongoing bugfixes > (if affected) backporting to it. Otherwise these are rather "outdated" > versions. That's _exactly_ what those trees are about: backporting bugfixes. Let's call them stable then ;-) Eric -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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