Re: [cip-dev] Super long-term kernel support

Jan Kiszka
2020-03-24T06:12:12Z

On 23.03.20 17:54, Andreas Weißel wrote:
> Hi CIP kernel team,
>
> I have a question regarding the super long-term kernel support: can
> other commercial or non-commercial projects make use of such kernel
> versions like "linux-4.19.y-cip", i.e., use the CIP git repositories
> to address security issues (CVEs) in the Linux kernel even after the
> upstream long-term versions are no longer supported, or is this
> considered a service for members only?

As Pavel already pointed out: The CIP kernel naturally remains a GPL
project, usage is free under the terms of this license.

The benefits of being a CIP member - besides ensuring the funding of
this work - is the chance to influence which configurations and, thus,
subsystems the CIP kernel will support, and on which hardware.

Best regards,
Jan

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