Re: f15 2.6.39 rebase

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On Sat, Jul 02, 2011 at 20:29:16 -0400,
  "Frank Ch. Eigler" <fche@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi -
> 
> On Sat, Jul 02, 2011 at 07:08:03PM +0200, drago01 wrote:
> > >> I've just pushed a f15-2.6.39 branch which contains a work in
> > >> progress rebase.  [...]
> > >
> > > Does the "f15" part of the name reflect an intent to rebase the
> > > kernel during a stable fedora release?
> > 
> > That's whats the whole thread is about ...
> 
> OK, I was asking, because I was recently reminded of the current
> fedora update policy's discouragement of such rebases, in connection
> with another package.  What kind of rationale was necessary to justify
> a kernel rebase?

Probably dropping of support for 2.6.38 upstream. I am not sure when that
is going to happen, but most kernels stop being supported not too long after
the next kernel is released, unless they are selected for long term support.
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