linux-kernel - Re: currently active Linux kernel versions

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Date:	Tue, 12 Feb 2008 22:18:48 +0100
From:	Ferenc Wagner <wferi@...f.hu>
To:	Xavier Bestel <xavier.bestel@...e.fr>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, wferi@...f.hu
Subject: Re: currently active Linux kernel versions

Xavier Bestel <xavier.bestel@...e.fr> writes:

> On mar, 2008-02-12 at 21:27 +0100, Wagner Ferenc wrote:
> 
>> which are the "currently active Linux kernel versions" at any point in
>> time?  The quote is taken from http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/2/11/29.
>> Or more precisely: which are the "stable" versions I can depend on for
>> a more or less critical server, those that have active security
>> support or receive at least critical bugfixes?  I know about the
>> 2.6.2[34].y stable git trees, but I wonder how long will those receive
>> attention (that is, security fixes).  Can I find a written policy
>> somewhere?
>
> The answer is at http://kernel.org/

Not quite, at least I can't find 2.6.23.y there, even though that
branch seems to be maintained...
-- 
Thanks,
Feri.
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