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[2620:137:e000::3:8]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id l68-20020a632547000000b005b9066580d1si6207949pgl.754.2023.11.25.12.31.31 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Sat, 25 Nov 2023 12:31:31 -0800 (PST) Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org designates 2620:137:e000::3:8 as permitted sender) client-ip=2620:137:e000::3:8; Authentication-Results: mx.google.com; dkim=pass header.i=@gmail.com header.s=20230601 header.b=B3n8MKXz; spf=pass (google.com: domain of linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org designates 2620:137:e000::3:8 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org; dmarc=pass (p=NONE sp=QUARANTINE dis=NONE) header.from=gmail.com Received: from out1.vger.email (depot.vger.email [IPv6:2620:137:e000::3:0]) by fry.vger.email (Postfix) with ESMTP id BD2DC8085985; Sat, 25 Nov 2023 12:30:34 -0800 (PST) X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Virus-Scanned: clamav-milter 0.103.11 at fry.vger.email Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S229511AbjKYUaO (ORCPT + 99 others); Sat, 25 Nov 2023 15:30:14 -0500 Received: from lindbergh.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.19]:51566 "EHLO lindbergh.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S229456AbjKYUaN (ORCPT ); Sat, 25 Nov 2023 15:30:13 -0500 Received: from mail-yb1-xb33.google.com (mail-yb1-xb33.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::b33]) by lindbergh.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 712EB10D for ; Sat, 25 Nov 2023 12:30:20 -0800 (PST) Received: by mail-yb1-xb33.google.com with SMTP id 3f1490d57ef6-db46725a531so1371795276.1 for ; Sat, 25 Nov 2023 12:30:20 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20230601; t=1700944219; x=1701549019; darn=vger.kernel.org; h=to:subject:message-id:date:from:mime-version:from:to:cc:subject :date:message-id:reply-to; bh=sIb+DmjKgZoYhEC+SOMFqIkMc1Xw945g2E0k1oSYn7Q=; b=B3n8MKXzUZdNhTi7+GiJxfU0F1j33IZmDz48XKcHrp0c2IA1aXCIZPPHfQzmgsSDCF pRbbHQ2e6p8+3vqaABTOh/NxdlzgwFW5R4eSrKz5TgDDAJFYMBB3o15tiI3LsLRnVONI K2Ucyfk69Z0NJpaod3S+QlNKJ+Ls8wUG+0qh8YC88IE3VVA2qep12o8BOtf/y7Flc4mz QGgM8KfzbicGKBLXkZaUMy5IwwtTDy1zh4n0o2CzeKg2skMv6w83B6JdB8Q614/6HqNf rDyc05Lk6eic9AHNd/8vZ6RyXYGG4A+bTtBuwE50apaP0+xSbf42DRfQvKYa5wic5cOC 6ukA== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20230601; t=1700944219; x=1701549019; h=to:subject:message-id:date:from:mime-version:x-gm-message-state :from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id:reply-to; bh=sIb+DmjKgZoYhEC+SOMFqIkMc1Xw945g2E0k1oSYn7Q=; b=H9CUnKTDFKTh/QyB8UqA7RYha/muiOo9HacAnOCVbY/htCiWPOXnbIL2hQl+eLPxd6 +n7ReV8+Cuq/BLdADj02rLEnSMENVVpFz+cxEz4wFYLK0R1Rwd2DdOuX0IL8naC8YvhL 5ilauM5xWm9gKCqpRqt87FViRGV71i2PkO0jIS25Jzf+zUCnTq3Art0ukVkDsACtmqgk 9ZUxAQnpORVsLgqQqB2U71SVGIwM48hhAjj3Eldtu9oJIEiy3K0p5rptkRwtoPpMYfna m1EeFRRa0bX7sIgeivnXv2Wad58VlwM6UaeUhG1FYfYUXstz/JhYMKnkSI/prCSpawvr zG9w== X-Gm-Message-State: AOJu0Yz/H0eZe8rHSUoAzboK7GxFaGELz/Ta0/q2MWI9uV5OLUa0+bt1 69CLUfWUu5BVccj84oU1GzRE9FCeRB8Tu/zzvgvVFfng5NI= X-Received: by 2002:a25:814f:0:b0:d81:754a:7cb8 with SMTP id j15-20020a25814f000000b00d81754a7cb8mr5445991ybm.65.1700944219076; Sat, 25 Nov 2023 12:30:19 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 From: Aaron Gray Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2023 20:30:01 +0000 Message-ID: Subject: Can we please have a major fork of Linux into a modern and legacy versions ? To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Linus Torvalds Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.6 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_PASS,T_SCC_BODY_TEXT_LINE autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.6 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.6 (2021-04-09) on fry.vger.email Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org X-Greylist: Sender passed SPF test, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.6.4 (fry.vger.email [0.0.0.0]); Sat, 25 Nov 2023 12:30:36 -0800 (PST) I hear Linux is going to drop a lot of legacy devices including the ones dropped already. I am wondering if we can please have a major fork of Linux into a modern and legacy versions ? With a consolidation and security updates to the older version. Kind Regards, Aaron -- Aaron Gray Independent Open Source Software Engineer, Computer Language Researcher, Information Theorist, and amateur computer scientist.