Re: [Ksummit-2013-discuss] KS Topic request: Handling the Stable kernel, let's dump the cc: stable tag

Rob Landley
2013-07-21T04:06:16Z

On 07/15/2013 04:09:53 PM, Joe Perches wrote:
> On Mon, 2013-07-15 at 16:56 -0400, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> > It may not be efficient for maintainers, but as maintainers we
> should
> > spend a bit more time on stable releases.
>
> The MAINTAINERS file specifies a difference between a
> section that's Maintained vs Supported.
>
> Do please remember there's a difference between a maintainer
> and someone that's paid to support a particular thing.
>
> My feeling is if you're a maintainer you can just say
> "use the current version" and not spend even a moments
> effort or thought on backports.
>
> When you're getting paid however, different issues...

Then you get to say "you're not a customer of my company, I don't have
to listen to you at all". (See Renesas with sh4 circa 2010.)

Rob