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Re: Bug#361024: note on "2.4 is deprecated"



On Thu, Apr 13, 2006 at 09:52:42PM +0200, Florian Weimer wrote:
> * Joey Hess:

> >  - Debian's userland has *always* supported at least the previous major
> >    kernel version, and most often the previous two, or sometimes I
> >    think, three major kernel versions.

> This isn't a real argument, IMHO, because upstream no longer releases
> major kernel versions.

> OTOH, dropping support for 2.4 kernels at this stage feels wrong.
> (Even though I'd rather do it ASAP so that we can compile Berkeley DB
> with POSIX threading. 8-) It might make sense to declare etch the
> latest release which supports 2.4, though.

I think etch should support 2.4 in the sense of "upgrade support only";
i.e., it should support 2.4 because we need to be able to install etch on
systems running sarge 2.4 kernels, not because we'll provide support for 2.4
in etch.

This AFAIK will satisfy Joey's need for interim 2.4 compatibility, while
making it clear that the upgrade to 2.6 needs to happen before the etch+1
release.

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Steve Langasek                   Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS
Debian Developer                   to set it on, and I can move the world.
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