linux-kernel - Re: Add a few more FAQs to the [kernel.org] releases page

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Message-ID: <20220111145031.cfkyxffmps3swakv@meerkat.local>
Date:   Tue, 11 Jan 2022 09:50:31 -0500
From:   Konstantin Ryabitsev <konstantin@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Thorsten Leemhuis <linux@...mhuis.info>
Cc:     Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Doc Mailing List <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Add a few more FAQs to the [kernel.org] releases page

On Tue, Jan 11, 2022 at 07:32:46AM +0100, Thorsten Leemhuis wrote:
> * you added two sections that use the term "LTS", which is not explained
> on that page and wasn't used on it earlier. I wonder if it might be
> better to use "Longterm series" or something like that instead, as that
> it the term used on the page (and the official one afaics).

Thanks for the feedback, I switched to using "longterm" uniformly on that
page.

> This was also added:
> 
> > Does the odd-even number still mean anything?
> > 
> > Not since 2.5 days.
> 
> I guess a lot of users won't known how long ago that was, so how about
> using an answer like this instead:
> 
> "Not since December 2003, when Linux 2.6 got released."

I've expanded a bit more on that topic, just to avoid confusion.

Best regards,
-K