Re: Long maintenance kernel versions.

[el es <el.es.cr@gmail.com>]

Geoffrey Said <geoffrey <at> 2x.com> writes:

1. You are top-posting.

2. To my non-developer naked eye it rather looks like - one of the developers
steps up and announces he's going to care for this particular kernel version,
and how long.

3. If it works and is adopted for your needs, why move ? Stick to it. Test new
kernels (apply your patches to them and test with your programs). Nobody knows
what you need, unless you tell them - or publish your patches. 

4. If you did that, you may publicly maintain the version you have selected for
as long as you need. That would be some way to GPL compliance too (IANAL). Move
to another kernel version only if it has a new feature that you actually need,
as bugfixes usually apply without need to change versions.

5. If more people like what you were doing, you may even become this stable
version maintainer.

Lukasz