Re: kernel versions in releases.
On Fri, Jan 19, 2007 at 02:36:46PM -0500, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 19, 2007 at 11:53:08AM -0700, jdaues wrote:
> > Currently, I am using Debian Etch with kernel version 2.6.18-3-686. This
> > kernel has a bug that affects me in a rather annoying manner. This bug
> > is fixed in 2.6.20. Since etch is frozen, I am assuming that 2.6.20 will
> > not be in the final release of etch, correct? Can one estimate when
> > 2.6.20 will make it into a debian release?
> >
> Probably never. The release of Lenny will likely have a higher numbered
> kernel. Of course, you can always get the vanilla kernel source and
> build one yourself using kernel-package. For bonus points, you can
> identify the fix and create a patch to the current Debian kernel source
> and submit it to the kernel team to see if it can be included. Of
> course, the bug would need to be rather serious for them consider such a
> thing this late in the release cycle.
>
Don't new kernel versions come out after release, with the updates?
Also, once Etch is stable, before Lenny is stable, won't a 2.6.20 end up
in testing at some point?
Doug.
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