On 04/08/13 11:29 PM, Mike Pagano wrote: > On Sunday, August 04, 2013 07:24:23 PM Alex Xu wrote: > >> wat. Possibly intended: >>> For the latest upstream kernel unpatched by Gentoo > > Not intended > --- > > > Title: vanilla-sources stabilization policy > Author: Mike Pagano <mpag...@gentoo.org> > Content-Type: text/plain > Posted: 2013-08-07 > Revision: 1 > News-Item-Format: 1.0 > Display-If-Installed: sys-kernel/vanilla-sources > > The Gentoo Kernel Team will no longer be providing stable > vanilla-sources kernels. All currently stabilized vanilla-sources > versions will be dropped to ~arch. The Arch teams, via normal requests > of the Kernel Team, will continue to stabilize gentoo-sources kernels > upon request. This decision is based on the facts that upstream is now > releasing approximately 1-2 vanilla-sources kernels a week. Arch teams, > understandably, are unable to keep up with this rate of release. As > most vanilla releases contain security fixes, the user who only runs > stable vanilla-sources will consistently be behind and potentially at > risk. For the latest "upstream kernel unpatched by Gentoo", we still not sure that the quotes are really needed here, but it's not a big issue > recommend users add 'sys-kernel/vanilla-sources' to their > package.accept_keywords file. gentoo-sources will continue to be a > tested and supported version for Gentoo users. > > > Note: This news item only applies to gentoo-sources and vanilla-sources. > Other kernels currently maintained in portage have their own policies > and procedures in place today. > > >
LGTM otherwise.
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