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diff --git a/Documentation/process/2.Process.rst b/Documentation/process/2.Process.rst index e05fb1b8f8b6..613a01da4717 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/2.Process.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/2.Process.rst @@ -126,17 +126,10 @@ than one development cycle past their initial release. So, for example, the 5.2.21 was the final stable update of the 5.2 release. Some kernels are designated "long term" kernels; they will receive support -for a longer period. As of this writing, the current long term kernels -and their maintainers are: - - ====== ================================ ======================= - 3.16 Ben Hutchings (very long-term kernel) - 4.4 Greg Kroah-Hartman & Sasha Levin (very long-term kernel) - 4.9 Greg Kroah-Hartman & Sasha Levin - 4.14 Greg Kroah-Hartman & Sasha Levin - 4.19 Greg Kroah-Hartman & Sasha Levin - 5.4 Greg Kroah-Hartman & Sasha Levin - ====== ================================ ======================= +for a longer period. Please refer to the following link for the list of active +long term kernel versions and their maintainers: + + https://www.kernel.org/category/releases.html The selection of a kernel for long-term support is purely a matter of a maintainer having the need and the time to maintain that release. There @@ -441,9 +434,10 @@ There are a few hints which can help with linux-kernel survival: questions. Some developers can get impatient with people who clearly have not done their homework. -- Avoid top-posting (the practice of putting your answer above the quoted - text you are responding to). It makes your response harder to read and - makes a poor impression. +- Use interleaved ("inline") replies, which makes your response easier to + read. (i.e. avoid top-posting -- the practice of putting your answer above + the quoted text you are responding to.) For more details, see + :ref:`Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst <interleaved_replies>`. - Ask on the correct mailing list. Linux-kernel may be the general meeting point, but it is not the best place to find developers from all |