Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1750823AbWA2EwO (ORCPT ); Sat, 28 Jan 2006 23:52:14 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1750824AbWA2EwO (ORCPT ); Sat, 28 Jan 2006 23:52:14 -0500 Received: from tachyon.quantumlinux.com ([64.113.1.99]:41142 "EHLO tachyon.quantumlinux.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750823AbWA2EwO (ORCPT ); Sat, 28 Jan 2006 23:52:14 -0500 Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2006 20:52:46 -0800 (PST) From: Chuck Wolber X-X-Sender: chuckw@localhost.localdomain To: "Justin M. Forbes" cc: Greg KH , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, stable@kernel.org, Zwane Mwaikambo , "Theodore Ts'o" , Randy Dunlap , Dave Jones , torvalds@osdl.org, akpm@osdl.org, alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk Subject: Re: [patch 0/6] 2.6.14.7 -stable review In-Reply-To: <20060129044307.GA23553@linuxtx.org> Message-ID: References: <20060128021749.GA10362@kroah.com> <20060129044307.GA23553@linuxtx.org> X-Habeas-SWE-1: winter into spring X-Habeas-SWE-2: brightly anticipated X-Habeas-SWE-3: like Habeas SWE (tm) X-Habeas-SWE-4: Copyright 2002 Habeas (tm) X-Habeas-SWE-5: Sender Warranted Email (SWE) (tm). The sender of this X-Habeas-SWE-6: email in exchange for a license for this Habeas X-Habeas-SWE-7: warrant mark warrants that this is a Habeas Compliant X-Habeas-SWE-8: Message (HCM) and not spam. Please report use of this X-Habeas-SWE-9: mark in spam to . MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1500 Lines: 34 On Sat, 28 Jan 2006, Justin M. Forbes wrote: > On Sat, Jan 28, 2006 at 08:30:25PM -0800, Chuck Wolber wrote: > > > > Please correct me if I'm wrong here, but aren't we supposed to stop doing > > this for the 2.6.14 release now that 2.6.15 is out? > > I don't see a problems with doing additional stable releases for any > kernel, I just wouldn't commit to supporting any specific number of > releases. Basically if people send enough patches to warrant a > review/release there is obviously some interest. What is the harm? The harm is that stable release patches will eventually start being maintained and we'll have to add another stable release "dot" to the end of the growing width of the release version moniker. This stable branch was meant only for "one-off" fixes to a stable release, not for adding fixes upon fixes upon fixes that eventually turn into features that have to be maintained. A new stable release means we change our focus to it and ignore the old stable release. ..Chuck.. -- http://www.quantumlinux.com Quantum Linux Laboratories, LLC. ACCELERATING Business with Open Technology "The measure of the restoration lies in the extent to which we apply social values more noble than mere monetary profit." - FDR - 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/