Re: [PATCH] docs: Update version number from 5.x to 6.x in README.rst

From: Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@gmail.com>
To: Lukas Bulwahn <lukas.bulwahn@gmail.com>,
	Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>,
	linux-doc@vger.kernel.org
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	Tony Fischetti <tony.fischetti@gmail.com>,
	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] docs: Update version number from 5.x to 6.x in README.rst
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2022 10:08:53 +0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <df8c22fb-878a-3d98-4a9d-9000b4a2ffa7@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20220824080836.23087-1-lukas.bulwahn@gmail.com>

On 8/24/22 15:08, Lukas Bulwahn wrote:
> The description in 2.Process.rst is just a description of recent kernel
> releases, it was last updated in the beginning of 2020, and can be
> revisited at any time on a regular basis, independent of changing the
> version number from 5 to 6. So, there is no need to update this document
> now when transitioning from 5.x to 6.x numbering.
> 
The drawback of having quick list of recent kernel releases in 2.Process.rst
is that the list can be quickly outdated with newer releases, unless the list
is updated for every upcoming merge window.

There are two options:

  1. Programmatically generate the list, using last 5 mainline releases
     from Linus's tree, or
  2. Simply point to kernel.org frontpage

CC'ing Tony (since he last updated the list) and Randy Dunlap for suggestion.

Thanks.

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