linux-kernel - Re: 2.6.18-stable release plans?

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Message-ID: <20070123205600.GD17836@stusta.de>
Date:	Tue, 23 Jan 2007 21:56:00 +0100
From:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...sta.de>
To:	Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@...hat.com>
Cc:	Jesper Juhl <jesper.juhl@...il.com>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Chris Wright <chrisw@...s-sol.org>
Subject: Re: 2.6.18-stable release plans?

On Tue, Jan 23, 2007 at 03:33:48PM -0500, Chuck Ebbert wrote:
> Jesper Juhl wrote:
> > On 22/01/07, Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@...hat.com> wrote:
> >> Is there going to be another 2.6.18-stable release?
> >>
> >
> > Now that 2.6.19 is out, most likely not.  -stable releases are made
> > for the latest stable 2.6.x kernel, once 2.6.x+1 is out that's the one
> > -stable patches are made for (2.6.16 is an exception)..
> >
> Great... just as 2.6.18 approaches actual stability.
> 
> Adrian, how much longer are you going to support 2.6.16? Would you consider
> moving to 2.6.18 any time soon?

I'll continue to maintain 2.6.16 - moving to 2.6.18 or any other kernel 
would defeat the purpose of what I am doing.

I'm not yet decided whether I'll create other stable kernel branches, 
but it this will happen it won't be 2.6.18, more like 2.6.25 or 2.6.30.

cu
Adrian

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