Re: which kernel version for etch?

[dann frazier <dannf@debian.org>]

On Tue, May 09, 2006 at 11:46:32PM +0200, Frederik Schueler wrote:
> Fellow Debian kernel team members,
> 
> let's take the recent "bits from the release team"[1] as an opportunity
> to start discussing which kernel version we, the Debian kernel team, 
> want Etch to release with.
> 
> In these "bits", the release team suggests we have a closer look on
> 2.6.16, which is very likely to get long-term support from upstream.
> To start with, please have a look at the threads starting with [2] 
> and [3].

Thank you for these links, I hadn't noticed these threads on my own.

> Considering the current upstream 2.6 development model on one side, 
> and Adrian Bunks intention to maintain 2.6.16.x for the next 2-3 years 
> on the other side - backporting drivers and other updates like the 2.4 
> line is handled -, makes the 2.6.16.x line an ideal candidate for the 
> purpose of a release kernel for Etch.

I agree; at this point 2.6.16.x looks ideal.  I stress "at this point"
though; we of course shouldn't make this decision irreversible.
Especially if, as Sven noted, Andrew Morton decides to maintain a .17
or .18 in a similar manner.

-- 
dann frazier