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Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2011 16:51:03 -0800 (AKDT) From: "Mr. James W. Laferriere" <babydr@...y-dragons.com> To: Greg KH <greg@...ah.com> cc: Linux Kernel Maillist <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org> Subject: Re: will someone make 2.6.39.* a longterm ? Hello Greg , On Wed, 3 Aug 2011, Greg KH wrote: > On Wed, Aug 03, 2011 at 12:05:58PM -0800, Mr. James W. Laferriere wrote: >> Hello All , Is anyone looking at making 2.6.39.* into a longterm >> stable ? > > No, why would they? > > Or, to turn it the other way, why do you feel .39 would be a viable > longer kernel to maintain? What are you using it for that requires it > to be handled in this manner? > thanks, > greg k-h Probably no reason at all , But ... It is the final 2.6 kernel version . With 3.0 being released there will only be Yours & the others maintaining the 2.6.<39 otherwise . Ego I guess . Thank you for responding . Twyl , JimL -- +------------------------------------------------------------------+ | James W. Laferriere | System Techniques | Give me VMS | | Network&System Engineer | 3237 Holden Road | Give me Linux | | babydr@...y-dragons.com | Fairbanks, AK. 99709 | only on AXP | +------------------------------------------------------------------+ -- 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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