From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S263984AbTLAUcu (ORCPT ); Mon, 1 Dec 2003 15:32:50 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S263996AbTLAUct (ORCPT ); Mon, 1 Dec 2003 15:32:49 -0500 Received: from web40907.mail.yahoo.com ([66.218.78.204]:27489 "HELO web40907.mail.yahoo.com") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S263984AbTLAUcs (ORCPT ); Mon, 1 Dec 2003 15:32:48 -0500 Message-ID: <20031201203246.99655.qmail@web40907.mail.yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2003 12:32:46 -0800 (PST) From: Bradley Chapman Subject: Re: Clean up older Kernels To: Jeff Garzik Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org 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 Mr. Garzik, > > On Mon, Dec 01, 2003 at 08:40:47PM +0100, Thomas Babut wrote: > > Hi, > > > > perhaps my question is unusual, but why do you not clean up the older Linux > > Kernels? > > > > The Kernel 2.0.39 is the last stable one, but there is also a 2.0.40-rc6. So > > why not releasing it as stable 2.0.40 (final)? And Alan Cox isn't active any > > more for some time and the ac-Patches are very old. They could be removed, > > or not? > > 2.0.x has a maintainer, David Winehall(sp?) IIRC. Poke him... :) > > I agree, might as well put out 2.0.40... I've been wondering about this too, but I was afraid to ask first :-) When 2.6 is officially released as a stable kernel and 2.4 is relegated to security/ bugfix-only status, what will happen to 2.0 and 2.2? Obviously, they won't be totally ignored for support reasons (not everyone uses 2.4 - see counter.li.org), but what will Mr. Anvin do to the frontpage of kernel.org? Brad ===== __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now http://companion.yahoo.com/