From: Tomasz Chmielewski <mangoo@wpkg.org>
To: LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Cc: wferi@niif.hu
Subject: Re: currently active Linux kernel versions
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 23:37:14 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <47B21F9A.8040904@wpkg.org> (raw)
Wagner Ferenc wrote:
> which are the "currently active Linux kernel versions" at any point in
> time? The quote is taken from http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/2/11/29.
> Or more precisely: which are the "stable" versions I can depend on for
> a more or less critical server, those that have active security
> support or receive at least critical bugfixes? I know about the
> 2.6.2[34].y stable git trees, but I wonder how long will those receive
> attention (that is, security fixes). Can I find a written policy
> somewhere?
I would say:
a) the kernel your distro provides,
b) if you're not using a kernel provided by your distribution, the
newest kernel from kernel.org (there are some older, still maintaned
kernels with security fixes, too).
--
Tomasz Chmielewski
http://wpkg.org
next reply other threads:[~2008-02-12 22:37 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-02-12 22:37 Tomasz Chmielewski [this message]
2008-02-13 0:49 ` currently active Linux kernel versions Willy Tarreau
2008-02-13 7:28 ` Ferenc Wagner
2008-02-13 10:24 ` Willy Tarreau
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2008-02-12 20:27 Wagner Ferenc
2008-02-12 21:13 ` Xavier Bestel
2008-02-12 21:18 ` Ferenc Wagner
2008-02-12 21:21 ` Oliver Pinter
2008-02-12 21:25 ` Xavier Bestel
2008-02-12 21:37 ` Mike Snitzer
2008-02-12 21:49 ` Oliver Pinter
2008-02-13 0:29 ` Willy Tarreau
2008-02-13 7:32 ` Ferenc Wagner
2008-02-13 16:14 ` Randy Dunlap
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