On Tue, 28 Mar 2006 09:33:19 +0200
Peter Mann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> i welcome some cooperation from experienced users with supporting
> ubuntu dapper kernel with stable vserver 2.0.x patch ... no new
> features, just updated patch every time dapper kernel changes - like
> vserver 1.2.10 and vanilla kernel 2.4

as i said in response to Tom Coetser, i don't remember any ubuntu security 
update breaking a vserver patch + merge patch (as something always fails from 
the beginning), so once a vserver patch is developed for ubuntu's 2.6.15, it 
should apply for a long time.

the harder task is backporting any relevant bug fixes in later vserver releases 
to 2.0.1.3 (or whatever version everybody settles on).  and the merging isn't 
the hard part, but instead just knowing that something needs to be backported.  
i doubt every fix Herbert applies to the current vserver (stable or unstable) 
he takes into consideration every previous release and if its applicable.

rhel has had long release cycles (3 years?), so how have people using both rhel 
and vserver handled it?  of course i think i remember rhel's kernels being 
aggressively patched, maybe requiring vserver users to forgo those kernels 
totally.

> so who can support dapper vserver kernel? 
> Gerald Hochegger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ???
> Herbert Poetzl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ???

why not let it be community supported, using this mailing list for discussion 
and ubuntu's wiki for documentation?  just a thought as this is open source 
after all.  (maybe if its important enough to people, Herbert could be 
convinced to support ubuntu specifically with the right monetary incentive.  
i'm content doing it myself every 6 months.)

corey
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