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SubjectRe: Linux 2.6.9-rc1


On Wed, 25 Aug 2004, Daniel Andersen wrote:
>
> Linus, is there a chance that
> there will be a x.y.z.W release of an old kernel after the next x.y.Z.w
> has been released and no longer is -rc? For example releasing a 2.6.8.2
> after 2.6.9 has been released and no longer is a 2.6.9-rcX.

I don't see the point of such a release, so I'd say "no". Once we have a
stable kernel, we make updates to _that_ one, not older ones.

HOWEVER - there may well be exceptions to this brought on by distribution
usage etc. For example, if some distribution ends up basing it's work on
(say) 2.6.8.1, and we later find a bug, we might release a 2.6.8.2 even
though we might have done a 2.6.9 or even 2.6.10 later - just as a way to
support the existing users who take a long time to update.

I consider that a pretty remote possibility, though. It's a lot more
likely that the distribution-maker itself just does it's own patch on top
of whatever release he started off with.

Linus
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