[Tfug] Kernel Versions

[Tom Rini]

On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 11:47:42AM -0700, Tom Rini wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 09:23:08AM -0700, Nathan England wrote:
> > 
> > I recently hit the kernel.org website looking to see what the latest stable 
> > kernel version number is, and I noticed they have listed 5 stable kernels
> > 
> > 1. 2.6.32.3
> > 2. 2.6.31.11
> > 3. 2.6.30.10
> > 4. 2.6.27.43
> > 5. 2.4.37.7
> > 
> > While I realize the 2.4 series have long been seen as the stable "legacy" of 
> > sorts, what is the deal with the other 4? I cannot find any reviews that 
> > describe the differences. I use a lot of intel systems, so I am interested in 
> > using the latest intel video drivers which they say requires the 2.6.32.2+ 
> > kernel. I am currently running the 2.6.30.X, but it seems to me there are 
> > multiple stable branches, how do I know which to use?
> > 
> > Does anyone know of a recent review on kernel versions?
> 
> The short answer is that there's folks out there maintaining more than
> just the last release.  This is handy if for example you need to keep to
> 2.6.30 to use some proprietary stuff (as an example VMware or various
> graphics drivers) but don't want to be in trouble if there's some
> critical bug that's discovered / fixed for the most recent version.

And hey, timely (and with info on why what versions, kind of)!
http://lwn.net/Articles/370236/

-- 
Tom Rini