Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1750807AbWA2H61 (ORCPT ); Sun, 29 Jan 2006 02:58:27 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1750743AbWA2H61 (ORCPT ); Sun, 29 Jan 2006 02:58:27 -0500 Received: from tachyon.quantumlinux.com ([64.113.1.99]:21949 "EHLO tachyon.quantumlinux.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750740AbWA2H6L (ORCPT ); Sun, 29 Jan 2006 02:58:11 -0500 Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2006 23:58:49 -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: 1182 Lines: 30 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? No harm at all, and that settles it for me then. I like the idea of having a demand based release system. If no patches arrive, no releases go out. ..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/