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Re: Minimal kernel version raised to 2.6.27



On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 06:08:08PM +0100, Marco d'Itri wrote:
> Due to changes in udev 147, squeeze will not support kernels earlier
> than 2.6.27.

> If your packages have code needed to support old kernels, this is the
> right time to clean it up.

No, it isn't.  Packages need to support the 2.6.26 kernel from lenny to
ensure smooth upgrades.  udev ought to as well, but if it can't, that's
still not precedent for making other parts of the upgrade path more fragile.

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