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On Tuesday, May 13, 2008 15:51:44 Mike Edenfield wrote: |
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> How long does it typically take for hardened-sources to catch up to |
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> gentoo-sources when new versions are released? I'm asking because of |
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> issues I'm having with the new Broadcomm wireless driver (b43) that was |
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> introduced in recent kernel versions. For some reason I can't figure |
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> out, the 2.6.24 version doesn't work with my hardware but the 2.6.25 |
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> version does. For the time being, I'm stuck running an older hardened |
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> kernel but I'd really like to move to the new mac80211 stuff. |
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> Thanks, |
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> --Mike |
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There are a lot of variables & parties involved along the chain to every new |
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hardened-sources release. In recent history initial hardened-sources |
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releases have taken anywhere from ~1 week to ~2.5 months from the date of a |
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new mainline kernel release. Usually ~2 weeks - 1.5 months. For the moment, |
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appears that will continue to be the trend, at least in the short-term (next |
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6-9 months = .25/.26/.27 releases). But as with all predictions - mmv. |
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Gordon Malm |
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