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List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org Sender: "Guix-devel" X-Migadu-Flow: FLOW_IN X-Migadu-Country: US ARC-Message-Signature: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=yhetil.org; s=key1; t=1641189791; h=from:from:sender:sender:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date: message-id:message-id:to:to:cc:mime-version:mime-version: content-type:content-type:list-id:list-help:list-unsubscribe: list-subscribe:list-post:dkim-signature; bh=C9VrYWk0WF26vTxh5GSWXCvH9Ehp6W6/n//Q8cIGbSA=; b=bCp7evVVFFT/vrpc7+l2zh3CI+QXzuFUOWAGJ1lVZMPwq4cRUYoxUWensW0AEkCgYtKTtb 178R02Z1Fx6kK4ANYEw37FhoG2YLJgZuM/H7n3qNl8WSI1/qgAH6CaLt3Wx/+tfZhV8sbj 8gVsGyFJv/CNKo/kuLInKupkYaeTHgA70Yx6qIEEMK4XSDSvQ6mWzZIvwvNC4dKkuSNtOs n+Ip0pvF4GnE7Jb/njyNrESa/41hyljxSFnpGkv1zol/oYNHcwazyoIDBKpcsZJIdFpFLL Oaz+V0E+oVieF6DTfDOokaUiBn2tb8Se15/raGs/jMPaGFK81ZEIDDIEZC8Yew== ARC-Seal: i=1; s=key1; d=yhetil.org; t=1641189791; a=rsa-sha256; cv=none; b=jobnD+g5ExaGzsSCgIfvjEuaqXToXjDt90/67qQ8IpHaS4WnHUwR+zcbR+DnpGg8YuszBb gM2twNfW3kmeNkyA/T9UFdvNKsRHGFD59oQJJ0/YCMudZz7t22Sn3TtQc15+gnwW9OkRlx Tb/R3EHrKPQRCtTa+ttCha61lkrmHAv+T+uoiu9OaMFMDn7vcXBU3CwlCty4jxfTgZVG55 RxZ0P5QGfOPoTt85RY0iB7U+lFcpwPjTWAuITyHXuv8efw/IfzpgqaXnczmJ34KprTgFcj pEIHMg9KV5G7Co2E/rop+w7uTUwkxx7ZnVRWhSeh+PvuvjmB9n5aCMsnEIp6OA== ARC-Authentication-Results: i=1; aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=pass header.d=famulari.name header.s=mesmtp header.b="kcjD4 Nm"; dkim=pass header.d=messagingengine.com header.s=fm1 header.b=YPHlDZsZ; dmarc=none; spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of "guix-devel-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org" designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom="guix-devel-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org" X-Migadu-Spam-Score: -4.89 Authentication-Results: aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=pass header.d=famulari.name header.s=mesmtp header.b="kcjD4 Nm"; dkim=pass header.d=messagingengine.com header.s=fm1 header.b=YPHlDZsZ; dmarc=none; spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of "guix-devel-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org" designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom="guix-devel-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org" X-Migadu-Queue-Id: 5FB2810479 X-Spam-Score: -4.89 X-Migadu-Scanner: scn1.migadu.com X-TUID: j4/Njbwvkh4v The Linux / linux-libre kernel "longterm" support series version 4.4 is scheduled to reach the end of its life next month, in February 2022: https://www.kernel.org/category/releases.html There is a project by the Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP) called "SLTS" kernels, which offer "super longterm support". They begin by pledging support for the 4.4 series until 2027: https://wiki.linuxfoundation.org/civilinfrastructureplatform/start So, we could use that if somebody wanted to make the necessary adjustments to our packaging and agree to help keep it working. I think this is the first time we face end of support of a kernel with longterm suport in Guix, at least since we started to keep all the longterm kernels packaged [0]. What should we do? I'm not sure that many people are using this kernel series, but anybody who is should speak up and give their opinion. [0] Interesting parts of our Git history: The first linux-libre package (3.3.8): https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/guix.git/commit/?id=beacfcabe735b6d8d07a682f1c0663e4670cea5b The first linux-libre update (to 3.11): https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/guix.git/commit/?id=e7b385008ca0f0817c3514357cf53151cea0f511 First additional linux-libre variant (adding 4.0.8): https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/guix.git/commit/?id=97121c2a2189c0880cfb4c9a7eb8efd3b6e1c16e