Ubuntu kernel labeling scheme confuses the hell out of me.

[Mackenzie Morgan]

On Tuesday 03 March 2009 12:03:49 am Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 7:48 PM, Mackenzie Morgan <macoafi at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Monday 02 March 2009 10:10:01 pm Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:
> >> > It makes no sense to me to encode the stable update version in the
> >> > package version because there are often other unrelated bug fixes
> >> > bundled into the upload.
> >>
> >> I don't think I follow, like what?
> >>
> >> > What about those times when a kernel package is
> >> > uploaded without any stable upstream updates?
> >>
> >> Not sure I follow either.
> >
> > Ubuntu's kernel team does some in-house patching, ex cherry-picking from 
other
> > upstream kernel releases or writing patches and applying them here before
> > upstream accepts them.  Those can certainly be uploaded to the archive in 
the
> > absence of a new upstream stable release.
> 
> I see. Not sure I understand still, I mean a linux-next Ubuntu package
> (should one exist) would not carry the Ubuntu sauce, no? I fail to see
> the issue yet I think.

This isn't the thread about linux-next.

-- 
Mackenzie Morgan
http://ubuntulinuxtipstricks.blogspot.com
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