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From: Mike Pagano <mpagano@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Gentoo-sources - should we stable?
Date: Fri, 02 Jan 2015 21:25:04
Message-Id: 2805741.ydu6WWVkCC@crow
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] Gentoo-sources - should we stable? by Rich Freeman
1 On Friday, January 02, 2015 04:05:42 PM Rich Freeman wrote:
2 > On Fri, Jan 2, 2015 at 3:44 PM, Mike Pagano <mpagano@g.o> wrote:
3 > > To summarize.
4 > >
5 > > In this instance, as this moment:
6 > >
7 > > 1. Only enter stable req bugs for 3.18 and 3.17.
8 >
9 > I assume this bit is just a transition since we don't want to
10 > downgrade from 3.17/18 to 3.14, and that once we get the next longterm
11 > we'll just follow that? If we kept doing delayed stablereqs on the
12 > latest stable then users are going to tend to be behind on the fixes
13 > just as they are today since they won't run longterm by default.
14
15 I would not "destabilize" 3.17 (or anything for that matter). So those people
16 would not be affected.
17
18 > > 2. Once they enter LTS, then auto stable going forward.
19 > > 3. At this moment, auto stable 3.14, 3.12, 3.10 and 3.4.
20 >
21 > ++
22 >
23 > > If this is what you're saying, this would make things much better for me
24 > > and better for our users.
25 > >
26 > > Who needs to bless this? Council, Arch Teams, Rich0, God, my dog?
27 >
28 > Not that it means anything, but you have a +4 from me and my cats
29 > (just be happy I don't let them post here - FYI they're easily bribed
30 > with food).
31
32 Good news, I wasn't sure if I should CC them or not.
33
34 > I'd suggest that the kernel maintainers can "just do it" if there is
35 > no objection after a few days. Escalation is for when there is
36 > disagreement.
37
38 That sounds like good advice.
39
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