From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mga02.intel.com (mga02.intel.com [134.134.136.20]) by yocto-www.yoctoproject.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D5BDEE00596 for ; Mon, 9 Apr 2012 13:33:37 -0700 (PDT) Received: from orsmga001.jf.intel.com ([10.7.209.18]) by orsmga101.jf.intel.com with ESMTP; 09 Apr 2012 13:33:37 -0700 X-ExtLoop1: 1 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.67,352,1309762800"; d="scan'208";a="126991576" Received: from unknown (HELO [10.7.198.71]) ([10.7.198.71]) by orsmga001.jf.intel.com with ESMTP; 09 Apr 2012 13:33:37 -0700 Message-ID: <4F8347A1.3050007@linux.intel.com> Date: Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:33:37 -0700 From: Joshua Lock User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:11.0) Gecko/20120329 Thunderbird/11.0.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: poky@yoctoproject.org References: <4F7F2AA5.2010400@linux.intel.com> <4F801898.2060107@freyther.de> <4F833F34.5050901@linux.intel.com> <4F834601.6020507@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4F834601.6020507@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Edison Next X-BeenThere: poky@yoctoproject.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: Poky build system developer discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 09 Apr 2012 20:33:37 -0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit On 09/04/12 13:26, Derek Buitenhuis wrote: > On 09/04/2012 3:57 PM, Joshua Lock wrote: >> "Q: What is the overall support plan for the Yocto Project? >> >> A: Security patches and critical bug fixes are supplied one release >> back. No toolchain or kernel changes are allowed for these updates. >> Support for longer periods of time can be supplied by commercial OSVs." > > Random Question: > > The above FAQ is a tad vague... what if the kernel or toolchain change > is a security fix? That's a reasonable question, but not one I can answer with any authority, having not authored the FAQ. I infer that it means toolchain or kernel *version* changes, as we strive to avoid breaking compatibility with any existing layers, etc. when providing a stable release update. Regards, Joshua -- Joshua '贾詡' Lock Yocto Project "Johannes factotum" Intel Open Source Technology Centre