[Linux-libre-announce] New Long-Term Support Kernel

[Jason Self]

As previously explained [0] a new long-term kernel version will be
selected roughly once each year, and supported for at least 2 years.

Linux-libre 3.14 has been selected as the next long-term support kernel.

The linux-libre32-lts, linux-libre32-lts-nonpae, and linux-libre64-lts
packages will soon be upgraded so that people using them will be
prompted to upgrade to the 3.14 series. (The chart on the website will
also be updated at the same time as the packages.)

If you don't want to do that now would be a good time to install
either the linux-libre32-3.10, linux-libre32-3.10-nonpae, or the
linux-libre64-3.10 packages (depending on your CPU architecture) so
that you stay with the 3.10 series. The 3.10 series will continue to
be supported until its two year support period ends, in September 2015.

I might as well take this opportunity to remind everyone that support
for the 3.4 series is ending in a few months, in October 2014. This
may be a good time to review the currently supported kernels (short-
and long-term) and make appropriate plans so as to continue to receive
support beyond that time.

Currently supported kernel versions are:

======== ============ ==================
Version  Released     Projected EOL
======== ============ ==================
3.15 STS 2014-06-16   August 2014
3.14 LTS 2014-03-30   August 2016
3.10 LTS 2013-06-30   September 2015
3.4 LTS  2012-05-20   October 2014

(STS = Short-term support, LTS = Long-term support)

Release date predictions for 3.16 and beyond can be seen at
http://phb-crystal-ball.org/

Instructions for using the repository can be found at
http://jxself.org/linux-libre/.

[0] http://www.jxself.org/introducing-lts.shtml

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