Re: [Q]: linux 3.4 (LTS)

[Hideki Yamane <henrich@debian.or.jp>]

Hi,

On Mon, 27 Aug 2012 00:27:54 -0700
Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> wrote:
> >  Just a question:
> >   3.4 is also LTS. Using 3.2 for Wheezy cycle is better than 3.4?
> 
> Don't know for sure, but we are committed to using a base version of
> 3.2.

 Okay.

> >   Using old kernel is sometimes hard to import new drivers for new
> >   hardware, I guess. I know 3.2.x is stable enough and we're in freeze 
> >   already, but Wheezy kernel will be used until 2016 or so.
> 
> Which is why I volunteered to maintain 3.2.y and intend to do so for
> that period.  (Which you may note is longer than Greg will maintain
> 3.4.y.)

 Thanks for your maintenance for 3.2.y kernel, it helps us (Debian and 
 other distro) a lot... :)


> We can also get more regressions, too.  Drivers and other features can
> often be backported; in fact, we've done that already.

 Thanks again.

-- 
Regards,

 Hideki Yamane     henrich @ debian.or.jp/org
 http://wiki.debian.org/HidekiYamane