>For every image produced there is extra workload for creating the >configurations and for the testing of those images to ensure they're working >correctly.
There is always extra workload because people will always want extra, that can't be helped. People are making suggestions so that the live images, and the software that produces those images, are useful to a wide variety of users. >One option I would be happy to explore for stretch would be to include the >kernel from stable-backports in the stable images alongside the stable >kernel, and you can choose to use the newer kernel from the boot menu if you >wish, although this will need discussion as it would mean adding the >stable-backports repository to the stable images and we would need to be >sure that this wouldn't have any negative effects. May I suggest you let the users decide? Produce two images 1 being completely stable and the other being stable+backports and let the users choose what they want to download. This would fit in very well with Debian being "the universal operating system". Cheers. Michael. On 1 January 2016 at 01:40, Iain R. Learmonth <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > On Thu, Dec 31, 2015 at 11:20:44AM +1100, Michael . wrote: > > Iain, many people want a stable release on newer hardware so they do > > need a newer kernel to support the hardware. Your testing release does > > not fit all use cases and the suggestion made by Mutlu is worthwhile > > and if I may just add it is achievable in live-build. > > As you say, it is achievable with live-build, so for those that need this > image they can create one themselves. > > For every image produced there is extra workload for creating the > configurations and for the testing of those images to ensure they're > working > correctly. > > One option I would be happy to explore for stretch would be to include the > kernel from stable-backports in the stable images alongside the stable > kernel, and you can choose to use the newer kernel from the boot menu if > you > wish, although this will need discussion as it would mean adding the > stable-backports repository to the stable images and we would need to be > sure that this wouldn't have any negative effects. > > Thanks, > Iain. > > -- > >
