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Date: Sat, 6 Jul 2013 12:56:16 -0700
From: Greg KH <gregkh@gentoo.org>
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-kernel] vanilla-kernel sources should not be marked
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On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 03:45:04PM -0400, Mike Pagano wrote:
> Are we agreed on a few facts?
> 
> 1. Upstream release rate is now a much higher 1-2 kernels a week.
> 2. Very frequently, these releases contain security fixes.
> 3. This rate of release puts arch teams in a difficult position, since
> it is unsustainable to try to keep up tp date with stabilization
> 4. By continuing the policy of providing a stable kernel version, Gentoo
> is giving a false sense of security to its users, since by the time the
> kernel does get stabilized, a newer version more with more security
> fixes is almost always already released.

I agree with all of this, so, who is going to create the news item?  I
think we should do this before 3.10.1 is out, just to start it all
during a new kernel release cycle, which should happen by the end of
next week, pending something causing me to delay it.

thanks,

greg k-h