linux-kernel - Re: [stable] Linux 2.6.27 will be a longtime supported kernel

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Date:	Sun, 12 Oct 2008 07:10:40 +0300
From:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>
To:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
Cc:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	stable@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [stable] Linux 2.6.27 will be a longtime supported kernel

On Sat, Oct 11, 2008 at 09:02:23PM -0700, Greg KH wrote:
> On Sun, Oct 12, 2008 at 12:03:40AM +0300, Adrian Bunk wrote:
>...
> > As with 2.6.16, I'll pickup maintainance when the normal -stable 
> > maintainance ends (at some point after 2.6.28 gets released in January).
> 
> I was considering hanging on to .27 for a while longer than the .28
> release, much like .25 has been working out.  But probably some time
> after .29 I'll be glad to hand it off to you for you to maintain like
> .16 was.  Is that ok?
>...

Sure - I don't want to disturb the normal -stable maintainance, and 
whenever you stop maintaining 2.6.27 I'll pick it up.

> thanks,
> 
> greg k-h

cu
Adrian

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