Re: Kernel releases for security updates

From: Alan Cox
Date: Thu Jan 13 2005 - 11:50:01 EST


On Mer, 2005-01-12 at 19:45, Gregory Boyce wrote:
> be very interested in being able to run a kernel for extended lengths of
> time, but most of the discussion on point releases has been about getting
> a 2.6.X.1 while 2.6.X+1 is still in it's pre stages. What about the
> people running 2.6.X-1? Can they expect to get a point release for
> security updates?

For -ac I'll support just the current release unless there are real
stability problems or a hole occurs just as Linus puts out a new release
and there isn't enough test data to see what needs fixing in it in which
case I'll fix both.

Alan

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