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Re:Greg Kroah-Hartman Stretches Support Periods for Key Linu... by lousken on Thursday March 05, 2026 @02:57PM (#47266489)
No 6.1? That's disappointing. Also I am surprised the previous decision wasn't reverted sooner. Linux foundation surely has enough resources to upkeep LTS kernels for longer.
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Re:Greg Kroah-Hartman Stretches Support Periods for Key Linu... by i_think_so on Friday March 06, 2026 @06:48AM (#47273821)
I think the excess "resources" it has is cash. Human brains are a bit more constrained inside the LF, from what I gather.

From TFA:

> Kernel end-of-life dates mean very little for users, even at the enterprise level. Enterprise Linux distros have already been supporting official expired kernels for decades.

It's strange to think of LF "throwing it over the wall" on a timeline of years and decades, but the vendors really do assume the LTS responsibility as part of their value proposition, no?

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