Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Mon, 26 Nov 2001 09:54:51 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Mon, 26 Nov 2001 09:54:42 -0500 Received: from pincoya.inf.utfsm.cl ([200.1.19.3]:34565 "EHLO pincoya.inf.utfsm.cl") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Mon, 26 Nov 2001 09:54:28 -0500 Message-Id: <200111261454.fAQEsDJ3004728@pincoya.inf.utfsm.cl> To: =?iso-8859-1?q?willy=20tarreau?= Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [RFC] 2.5/2.6/2.7 transition [was Re: Linux 2.4.16-pre1] In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 26 Nov 2001 13:26:49 BST." <20011126122649.51511.qmail@web20508.mail.yahoo.com> X-mailer: MH [Version 6.8.4] X-charset: ISO_8859-1 Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 11:54:13 -0300 From: Horst von Brand Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org =?iso-8859-1?q?willy=20tarreau?= said: > Well, I know this has been discussed several times, but why not having 2 > stable trees : one for the average "joe" user which would include fixes > and new features, and one for prod servers which will have only bugfixes, > and quite old, tested features, with less risks of regression. Think distributions, think 2.2.x (still actively maintained), think 2.4.x (just now declared stable, ready for "just bugfixes"), and think 2.5.x + assorted unofficial patches. -- Dr. Horst H. von Brand User #22616 counter.li.org Departamento de Informatica Fono: +56 32 654431 Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria +56 32 654239 Casilla 110-V, Valparaiso, Chile Fax: +56 32 797513 - 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/