Hello Okajima-san, let me express my heartfelt gratitude to you for your dedication to maintaining AUFS over so many years.
Although I am not PeeBee, and I recognize that your email was not directed at me, I feel compelled to share my thoughts as a long-time AUFS user. I hope my perspective may assist you in making good decision. I would be entirely satisfied if you were to maintain AUFS only for Linux version 6.1 and later. In fact, I would still be content if you chose to support AUFS solely for the newest stable Linux kernel version. I firmly believe that if any specific user desires maintenance for older kernel versions, they might consider offering you compensation, such as ongoing financial contributions, for as long as they require you to sustain that older version. I understand that some decisions can be challenging, particularly when there's a risk of disappointing others. While I know you strive not to let people down, I also recognize that pleasing everyone is an unattainable goal, so attempting to do so would be futile. Thank you for taking the time to consider my viewpoint. Sincerely, Tomas M slax.org On Wed, Aug 23, 2023 at 4:44 PM J. R. Okajima <hooanon...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello PeeBee, > > A year ago, I posted to this ML saying I was going to stop maintaining > aufs5.10--aufs5.14 versions. > And you replied, > > PeeBee: > > Many thanks - would you consider maintaining support for LTS 5.10 - EOL > > = Dec, 2026 ?? > > And I kept maintaining aufs5.10 and later. > > But maintaining many versions is a really tough and hard work for me > (currently aufs5.10--aufs6.x). > Now I am seriously considering stop supporting aufs5.10--aufs6.0, which > means I support one last longterm version (linux-v6.1) and later. > I hope you would accept. > > > J. R. Okajima >
