On Fri, Jul 15, 2016 at 09:43:01PM +0200, Roman Vesely wrote:
> Hi all,
Hey Roman!
> I have been using VServer for a long time (now Debian
> Wheezy/Jessie - kernel 3.4/3.18),
> and I am satisfied with the stability and function.
> Thanks to VServer team for their excelent work!
> Because EOL 3.4 is near, I think about the next step - find
> a stable and long-supported system. Either VServer or LXC
> (LXC/LXD has long-term support in current distribution's)
> It would be great if VServer support of 3.16 kernel.
> According to: https://www.kernel.org/category/releases.html
> 3.16 will be supported for almost 4 years, longer than any
> current kernels.
> I think it can be a win-win option:
> * Developers: long-term support with minimal effort.
> (without any complicated porting to new kernel's)
> * Users: Stable LTS kernel.
> I think that Debian is really popular among the
> Vserver users so kernel 3.16 is the best choice for
> them.)
> What is the point of view off the developers
As we already have patches for 3.14.x and 3.18.x, I don't
really see a big problem with supporting a LT 3.16.x as
well.
I have to take a look at the 3.16.x Kernel though, as we
basically skipped it back then.
> and the community?
> I am ready to donating money for work on 3.16 patch.
That's always a good way to speed things up.
Best,
Herbert
> Thanks,
> Roman
Received on Fri Jul 15 21:51:17 2016