nave@lemmy.zip to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoLinux gives up on 6-year LTS kernels, says they’re too much workarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up1279arrow-down14 cross-posted to: linux@lemmy.eco.br
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minus-squareGenderNeutralBro@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoDoes this matter in a meaningful way? I mean, isn’t the kernel itself extremely stable and compatible anyway? Upgrading to a new version every two years doesn’t seem that onerous, but then again I’m not ruining specialty hardware, so I don’t know.
minus-squareserratur@lemmy.wtflinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoMatters for servers, but if companies doesn’t want to transistion they can just pay for extended support from some other company I guess.
Does this matter in a meaningful way? I mean, isn’t the kernel itself extremely stable and compatible anyway? Upgrading to a new version every two years doesn’t seem that onerous, but then again I’m not ruining specialty hardware, so I don’t know.
Matters for servers, but if companies doesn’t want to transistion they can just pay for extended support from some other company I guess.