Re: currently active Linux kernel versions

[Tomasz Chmielewski]

Wagner Ferenc wrote:

> which are the "currently active Linux kernel versions" at any point in
> time?  The quote is taken from http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/2/11/29.
> Or more precisely: which are the "stable" versions I can depend on for
> a more or less critical server, those that have active security
> support or receive at least critical bugfixes?  I know about the
> 2.6.2[34].y stable git trees, but I wonder how long will those receive
> attention (that is, security fixes).  Can I find a written policy
> somewhere?

I would say:

a) the kernel your distro provides,
b) if you're not using a kernel provided by your distribution, the 
newest kernel from kernel.org (there are some older, still maintaned 
kernels with security fixes, too).


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Tomasz Chmielewski
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