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

Rob Landley rob at landley.net
Sun Jul 21 04:06:16 UTC 2013


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


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