linux-kernel - Re: Linux 3.0.24

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Date:	Thu, 15 Mar 2012 09:37:49 -0700
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	Chris Frey <cdfrey@...rsquare.net>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Linux 3.0.24

On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 12:23:22PM -0400, Chris Frey wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 01:34:51PM -0700, Greg KH wrote:
> > I'm announcing the release of the 3.0.24 kernel.
> > 
> > All users of the 3.0 kernel series must upgrade.
> 
> Is the word "must" defined anywhere?

Surely you have a dictionary somewhere?

> When I read it, it looks like there are serious patches included in
> this release, perhaps data integrity or security patches.  But "must"
> has been in an awful lot of these release notes lately, that it makes
> me wonder if it is boilerplate.
> 
> Just curious how to interpret this.

Interpret it as written please.

thanks,

greg k-h
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