[elrepo-devel] Announcement: A New ELRepo Repository -- elrepo-kernel

[Steve Clark]

On 11/07/2010 07:58 PM, Alan Bartlett wrote:
> The ELRepo Project is pleased to announce a new repository
> "elrepo-kernel".  It provides the stable mainline kernel packages for
> RHEL-5. The details can be found on our Wiki:
>
> http://elrepo.org/tiki/kernel-ml
>
> It is our intention to track upstream releases of the stable mainline
> kernels starting with the two latest releases, 2.6.35.8 and 2.6.36,
> built for RHEL-5.
>
> We provide these kernels for hardware testing in an effort to identify
> new/updated drivers which can then be targeted for backporting as kmod
> packages. Meanwhile, these kernels may provide interim relief to
> people with non-functional hardware. We stress that we consider such
> kernels as a last resort for those who are unable to get their
> hardware working using the RHEL-5 kernel with supplementary kmod
> packages.
>
> These packages are provided As-Is with no implied warranty or support.
> Using the kernel-ml may expose your system to security, performance
> and/or data corruption issues. Since timely updates may not be
> available from the ELRepo Project, the end user has the ultimate
> responsibility for deciding whether to continue using the kernel-ml
> packages in regular service.
>
> The packages are intentionally named kernel-ml so as not to conflict
> with the RHEL-5 kernels and, as such, they may be installed and
> updated alongside the regular kernel. The kernel configuration is
> based upon a default RHEL-5 configuration with added functionality
> enabled as appropriate.
>
> If a bug is found when using these kernels, the end user is encouraged
> to report it upstream to the Linux Kernel Bug Tracker [1] and, for our
> reference, to the ELRepo bug tracker [2]. By taking such action, the
> reporter will be assisting the kernel developers, Red Hat and the Open
> Source Community as a whole.
>
> Thank you,
>
> The ELRepo Team.
>
> [1] http://bugzilla.kernel.org/
> [2] http://elrepo.org/bugs/
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I thinks this is outstanding. Thanks a lot EL-Repo guys.



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Stephen Clark
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