Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1761695AbYJMMmV (ORCPT ); Mon, 13 Oct 2008 08:42:21 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1757290AbYJMMmL (ORCPT ); Mon, 13 Oct 2008 08:42:11 -0400 Received: from bytemail.bytemark.co.uk ([80.68.81.165]:48847 "EHLO bytemail.bytemark.co.uk" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1757269AbYJMMmL (ORCPT ); Mon, 13 Oct 2008 08:42:11 -0400 Message-ID: <48F3421E.6020001@bytemark.co.uk> Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:42:06 +0100 From: Alex Howells User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.17 (X11/20080925) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Adrian Bunk CC: Linus Torvalds , Linux Kernel Mailing List , stable@kernel.org Subject: Re: Linux 2.6.27 will be a longtime supported kernel References: <20081011210340.GA11198@cs181140183.pp.htv.fi> In-Reply-To: <20081011210340.GA11198@cs181140183.pp.htv.fi> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.0 OpenPGP: id=B188A23A Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 765 Lines: 17 Adrian Bunk wrote: > It is intended to fill the niche for users who are not using > distribution kernels but want to use a regression-free kernel for a > longer time. It might be a small part of the userbase, but after the > experiences with 2.6.16 I can say that there are quite a few users > who appreciate such an offering. Your work is very much appreciated, we use 2.6.16 extensively and are moving to base things off 2.6.27 for the future. It's nice to know it'll be supported for the foreseeable future. ++ -- 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/