linux-kernel - Re: will someone make 2.6.39.* a longterm ?

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Date:	Wed, 3 Aug 2011 17:54:23 -0700
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	"Mr. James W. Laferriere" <babydr@...y-dragons.com>
Cc:	Linux Kernel Maillist <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: will someone make 2.6.39.* a longterm ?

On Wed, Aug 03, 2011 at 04:51:03PM -0800, Mr. James W. Laferriere wrote:
> 	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 .

But what does that really mean?  There is no "real" difference between
2.6.39 and 3.0 that is not the same difference between 2.6.38 and
2.6.39.

> 	With 3.0 being released there will only be Yours & the others
> maintaining the 2.6.<39 otherwise .

Is that a problem?

> 	Ego I guess .

Whose?

confused.

greg k-h
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