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* TLS for 5.10
@ 2021-02-08  7:08 Wadepohl, Wolfram
  2021-02-08 14:37 ` Adam Borowski
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From: Wadepohl, Wolfram @ 2021-02-08  7:08 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: linux-kernel

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* Re: TLS for 5.10
  2021-02-08  7:08 TLS for 5.10 Wadepohl, Wolfram
@ 2021-02-08 14:37 ` Adam Borowski
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 2+ messages in thread
From: Adam Borowski @ 2021-02-08 14:37 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Wadepohl, Wolfram; +Cc: linux-kernel

On Mon, Feb 08, 2021 at 07:08:05AM +0000, Wadepohl, Wolfram wrote:
> I'm sad to hear that 5.10 has still an EOL of Dec, 2022. We are in
> development of our 1st GNU/Linux based System,  50k devices for IoT.
[...]
> In general a 2 year support for embedded systems in automation is not a
> reasonable thing. Nevertheless the CIP project has commited to 5.10 as the
> next SLTS kernel.
[...]
> What can we do as a very small development team to support an extended LTS
> period of 5.10.?

The two years are a minimal promise from Greg.  Debian is using 5.10 for
upcoming Bullseye, thus even if Greg won't extend (99% chance he will), Ben
Hutchings will continue the support for as long as Debian Bullseye is alive.


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