Re: Kernel schedule proposal for Etch

[Sven Luther <sven.luther@wanadoo.fr>]

On Sun, Aug 20, 2006 at 12:14:42PM +0200, Moritz Muehlenhoff wrote:
> Frederik Schueler <fs@debian.org> wrote:
> > 15.09: upload 2.6.18 to unstable [1]=20
> >
> > [1] The 2.6.18 release obviously depends on the upstream schedule, but 4
> > weeks from now is realistic considering the 2.6.18-rc4 status.
> 
> Is is really mandatory to include the final 2.6.18 and not use 1.6.18-rc4-gkh?
> instead if the schedule is too tight? That's still better than 2.6.17 and
> important fixes from the final 2.6.18 can be cherry-picked with RM approval.

That's an interesting proposal. We could upload -rc4 or something now, under
the 2.6.18~rc4 aby name or something, and start working on this one.

If we are able to take the decision to ship 2.6.18 in etch, it is best to
start getting feedback on it as soon as possible.

Friendly,

Sven Luther