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    SubjectRe: currently active Linux kernel versions
    Wagner Ferenc wrote:

    > which are the "currently active Linux kernel versions" at any point in
    > time? The quote is taken from http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/2/11/29.
    > Or more precisely: which are the "stable" versions I can depend on for
    > a more or less critical server, those that have active security
    > support or receive at least critical bugfixes? I know about the
    > 2.6.2[34].y stable git trees, but I wonder how long will those receive
    > attention (that is, security fixes). Can I find a written policy
    > somewhere?

    I would say:

    a) the kernel your distro provides,
    b) if you're not using a kernel provided by your distribution, the
    newest kernel from kernel.org (there are some older, still maintaned
    kernels with security fixes, too).


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    Tomasz Chmielewski
    http://wpkg.org



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