linux-kernel - [Kernel.org Helpdesk #40777] Re: Linux 4.12-rc1 (file locations)

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Message-ID: <rt-4.4.0-31767-1494969759-508.40777-6-0@linuxfoundation>
Date:   Tue, 16 May 2017 17:22:39 -0400
From:   "Konstantin Ryabitsev via RT" 
        <kernel-helpdesk@...linuxfoundation.org>
To:     rdunlap@...radead.org
CC:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org
Subject: [Kernel.org Helpdesk #40777] Re: Linux 4.12-rc1 (file locations)

On 2017-05-15 11:42:48, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org wrote:
> so the capability is there, it's just not done as several individual
> files any more.

I've published a news item explaining the new process and the reasoning behind not providing these automatically generated tarballs and patches as part of the cryptographically verifiable /pub tree:

https://www.kernel.org/rc-tarballs-and-patches-starting-with-412-rc1.html

Regards,
-- 
Konstantin Ryabitsev
Director, IT Infrastructure Security
Linux Foundation Projects
Montréal, Québec