Subject: Re: Kernel releases for security updates
From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To: Gregory Boyce <gboyce@badbelly.com>
Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
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On Mer, 2005-01-12 at 19:45, Gregory Boyce wrote:
> be very interested in being able to run a kernel for extended lengths of 
> time, but most of the discussion on point releases has been about getting 
> a 2.6.X.1 while 2.6.X+1 is still in it's pre stages.  What about the 
> people running 2.6.X-1?  Can they expect to get a point release for 
> security updates?

For -ac I'll support just the current release unless there are real
stability problems or a hole occurs just as Linus puts out a new release
and there isn't enough test data to see what needs fixing in it in which
case I'll fix both.

Alan

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