[Debbits-commit] [debbits] 01/01: add new for kernel version jessie

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Author: Ana Guerrero López <ana at ekaia.org>
Date:   Wed Jul 30 23:03:11 2014 +0200

    add new for kernel version jessie
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+Title: Jessie will ship Linux 3.16
+Date: 2014-07-30 23:10
+Tags: jessie, kernel, announce
+Slug: kernel-version-for-jessie
+Author: Ana Guerrero Lopez
+Status: published
+
+The [Debian Linux kernel team](https://wiki.debian.org/DebianKernel) has discussed and chosen the kernel version
+to use as a basis for [Debian 8 'jessie'](https://www.debian.org/releases/jessie/).
+
+This will be Linux 3.16, due to be released in early August.  Release
+candidates for Linux 3.16 are already packaged and available in the
+experimental suite.
+
+If you maintain a package that is closely bound to the kernel version -
+a kernel module or a userland application that depends on an unstable
+API - please ensure that it is compatible with Linux 3.16 prior to the
+freeze date (**5th November, 2014**).  Incompatible packages are very likely
+to be removed from testing and not included in 'jessie'.
+
+1. **My kernel module package doesn't build on 3.16 and upstream is not
+interested in supporting this version.  What can I do?**  
+The kernel team might be able to help you with forward-porting, but also try
+[Linux Kernel Newbies](http://kernelnewbies.org) or the mailing list(s) for the relevant
+kernel subsystem(s).
+
+2. **There's an important new kernel feature that ought to go into jessie,
+but it won't be in 3.16.  Can you still add it?**  
+Maybe - sometimes this is easy and sometimes it's too disruptive to
+the rest of the kernel.  Please [contact the team on the debian-kernel mailing
+list](https://lists.debian.org/debian-kernel/) or by opening a wishlist bug.
+
+3. **Will Linux 3.16 get long term support from upstream?**  
+The Linux 3.16-stable branch will **not** be maintained as a longterm
+branch at [kernel.org](http://kernel.org).  However, the [Ubuntu kernel team](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeam) will continue to
+maintain that branch, following the same rules for acceptance and
+review, until around **April 2016**.  Ben Hutchings is planning to continue
+maintenance from then until the end of regular support for 'jessie'.
+
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