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I vote for 3.4.x.
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I agree that Linux 3.9 worths a try, though I'll not make daily use of it.
I can't tolerate anything before 3.6 because of rather poor USB3 support, nor can I live with anything later than 3.8 (incl) because the kernel crashes every time on Bluetooth DUN disconnect. |
Pat has uploaded config files for 3.4 and also 3.9 in testing
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Surely you yourself could manage to use 3.9.whatever in pretty much any distro including Slackware, given your expertise. I just don't see the point in agitating for it, especially in Slackware 'proper'. I don't mean to ruffle feathers, but dang! 3 months is a lifetime for a kernel version? I used to think the Windows upgrade cycle was breakneck... |
Shipping 3.8 will mean no more security updates for that branch and any new vulnerabilities that come along will either force an update to a new branch which may be in god only knows what state, or leave you vulnerable if you can't move forward for any reason.
Shipping 3.4 will allow for new security fixes to be applied while remaining within the same kernel branch (subject to Greg K-H's best backporting efforts), but will lose us approx 1 years worth of kernel development progress. At this point in time 3.9 is pretty much an unknown (it's meeting my minimal needs, but I don't really put it under any strain). The ugly truth of the linux kernel development model is that there are no good choices here. The *BSDs do this sort of thing so much better. Pat has to choose the best of a bad set of choices. If it were my choice I think I'd go with 3.4 on the principle that anyone who wants anything more recent can always upgrade it themselves and it keeps the options open. |
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I doubt we'll see a new LTS before Q4 this year. Greg has committed to supporting 3.0 until then and he's not likely to want to take on maintenance for 3 LTSes in addition to the latest and previous stable branches that he also maintains.
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I pointed out this months ago and a moderator blamed me of spreading FUD. It's not about FUD, I think that the linux development model it's just wrong, at least for a kernel. |
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I don't know why they didn't make 3.8.x LTS. I don't like this decision, and I think it will affect some distributions.
I doubt 3.9 will be LTS, as I think only even numbered kernels have this possibility. |
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