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From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
To: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Documentation: Update stable address
Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2012 22:57:15 +0000
Cc: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>,
	"Greg Kroah-Hartman" <greg@kroah.com>, stable@vger.kernel.org,
	Harry Wei <harryxiyou@gmail.com>,
	xiyoulinuxkernelgroup@googlegroups.com,
	Tsugikazu Shibata <tshibata@ab.jp.nec.com>,
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On Wednesday 04 January 2012, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> > @@ -275,8 +275,8 @@ versions.
> >  If no 2.6.x.y kernel is available, then the highest numbered 2.6.x
> >  kernel is the current stable kernel.
> >  
> > -2.6.x.y are maintained by the "stable" team <stable@kernel.org>, and are
> > -released as needs dictate.  The normal release period is approximately 
> > +2.6.x.y are maintained by the "stable" team <stable@vger.kernel.org>, and
> > +are released as needs dictate.  The normal release period is approximately
> >  two weeks, but it can be longer if there are no pressing problems.  A
> >  security-related problem, instead, can cause a release to happen almost
> >  instantly.

Shouldn't the text get reworded as well to include the 3.x.y stable releases
and rename the 2.6.x.y releases to "longterm" instead of "stable"?

	Arnd