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Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2012 22:57:15 +0000 From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de> To: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...otime.net> Cc: Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>, "Greg Kroah-Hartman" <greg@...ah.com>, stable@...r.kernel.org, Harry Wei <harryxiyou@...il.com>, xiyoulinuxkernelgroup@...glegroups.com, Tsugikazu Shibata <tshibata@...jp.nec.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] Documentation: Update stable address On Wednesday 04 January 2012, Randy Dunlap wrote: > > @@ -275,8 +275,8 @@ versions. > > If no 2.6.x.y kernel is available, then the highest numbered 2.6.x > > kernel is the current stable kernel. > > > > -2.6.x.y are maintained by the "stable" team <stable@...nel.org>, and are > > -released as needs dictate. The normal release period is approximately > > +2.6.x.y are maintained by the "stable" team <stable@...r.kernel.org>, and > > +are released as needs dictate. The normal release period is approximately > > two weeks, but it can be longer if there are no pressing problems. A > > security-related problem, instead, can cause a release to happen almost > > instantly. Shouldn't the text get reworded as well to include the 3.x.y stable releases and rename the 2.6.x.y releases to "longterm" instead of "stable"? Arnd -- 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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