Re: [Proposal] 2.6.18-stable release plans?

["Sunil Naidu" <akula2.shark@gmail.com>]

On 1/23/07, Jesper Juhl <jesper.juhl@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Now that 2.6.19 is out, most likely not.  -stable releases are made
> for the latest stable 2.6.x kernel, once 2.6.x+1 is out that's the one
> -stable patches are made for (2.6.16 is an exception)..

Earlier I was going through the stable paches which apply for these
kernel version:

http://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_2_6_19
http://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_2_6_18
http://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_2_6_16

I have to dig deep into the patch & kernel version to understand what
are the features/implementations or fixes (patch).  Problem here is 2
ways:-

1) Identifying which is a better kernel (features) for
Desktop/Embedded/Server (I know, info mentioned in Changelog. But
still...)

2) Easily knowing which stable patch applies for which arch or sub
system (better way)

Proposal: Can maintainers implement this for better understanding of
the Linux community (picking the best kernel or patch for the
requirement) by adding a column on www.kernel.org home page?

Examples:

The latest stable version of the Linux kernel is:  	2.6.19.2
*networking subsystem*	2007-01-10 19:11 UTC 	F 	V 	VI 	C 	Changelog

The latest prepatch for the stable Linux kernel tree is:  	2.6.20-rc5
*x86 32/64*	2007-01-12 19:29 UTC 	B 	V 	VI 	C 	Changelog

> --
> Jesper Juhl <jesper.juhl@gmail.com>

Thanks,

Akula2