From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751131AbWA2Tvj (ORCPT ); Sun, 29 Jan 2006 14:51:39 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751132AbWA2Tvj (ORCPT ); Sun, 29 Jan 2006 14:51:39 -0500 Received: from tachyon.quantumlinux.com ([64.113.1.99]:29144 "EHLO tachyon.quantumlinux.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751131AbWA2Tvj (ORCPT ); Sun, 29 Jan 2006 14:51:39 -0500 Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2006 11:52:05 -0800 (PST) From: Chuck Wolber X-X-Sender: chuckw@localhost.localdomain To: Greg KH cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt: Clarification In-Reply-To: <20060129171047.GA10467@suse.de> Message-ID: References: <20060129171047.GA10467@suse.de> X-Habeas-SWE-1: winter into spring X-Habeas-SWE-2: brightly anticipated X-Habeas-SWE-3: like Habeas SWE (tm) X-Habeas-SWE-4: Copyright 2002 Habeas (tm) X-Habeas-SWE-5: Sender Warranted Email (SWE) (tm). The sender of this X-Habeas-SWE-6: email in exchange for a license for this Habeas X-Habeas-SWE-7: warrant mark warrants that this is a Habeas Compliant X-Habeas-SWE-8: Message (HCM) and not spam. Please report use of this X-Habeas-SWE-9: mark in spam to . 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 On Sun, 29 Jan 2006, Greg KH wrote: > People complained that we immediatly abandonded the last stable kernel > when a new one came out, so we said we would take patches for a bit on > the last series if people wanted to send them. > > That's all, it's not some confusing thing, and we are very much not > going to accept patches for "any" kernel release. > > So no, I'm not going to accept this. Ok, I gave it a shot. Is it worth pursuing an alternate wording to better document our scope? ..Chuck.. -- http://www.quantumlinux.com Quantum Linux Laboratories, LLC. ACCELERATING Business with Open Technology "The measure of the restoration lies in the extent to which we apply social values more noble than mere monetary profit." - FDR