Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262247AbUJZMhr (ORCPT ); Tue, 26 Oct 2004 08:37:47 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262248AbUJZMhr (ORCPT ); Tue, 26 Oct 2004 08:37:47 -0400 Received: from gold.pobox.com ([208.210.124.73]:4569 "EHLO gold.pobox.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262247AbUJZMhn (ORCPT ); Tue, 26 Oct 2004 08:37:43 -0400 Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 05:37:27 -0700 From: "Barry K. Nathan" To: Ed Tomlinson Cc: Chuck Ebbert <76306.1226@compuserve.com>, Bill Davidsen , William Lee Irwin III , linux-kernel Subject: Re: My thoughts on the "new development model" Message-ID: <20041026123727.GA9375@ip68-4-98-123.oc.oc.cox.net> References: <200410260142_MC3-1-8D2A-45C2@compuserve.com> <200410260644.47307.edt@aei.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200410260644.47307.edt@aei.ca> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.5.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 771 Lines: 20 On Tue, Oct 26, 2004 at 06:44:46AM -0400, Ed Tomlinson wrote: > To my mind this just points out the need for a bug fix branch. e.g. a > branch containing just bug/security fixes against the current stable > kernel. It might also be worth keeping the branch active for the n-1 > stable kernel too. > > Ed > > PS. we could call this the Bug/Security or bs kernels. The current kernel version number scheme already has a provision for a security/bug fix branch: 2.6.9.1, 2.6.9.2, etc. -Barry K. Nathan - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/