[keeping debian-kernel] On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 08:51:37AM -0500, Jonathan Nieder wrote: > Marc Haber wrote: > > > Why was a new tg3 introduced in a point release kernel in the first > > place? > > * tg3,broadcom: Backport changes up to Linux 2.6.38 (Closes: #627705) > - Add support for BCM5717, BCM5719, BCM57765 > - Add support for BCM50610M and BCM5241 PHYs > - Fix support for BCM5755
Why was this done in a point release? I always thought that Debian stable means Debian stable. Other packages are forbidden to introduce new functionality into a stable release as well. In this case, the change has introduced a (bad!) regression. This must not happen. Greetings Marc -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Haber | "I don't trust Computers. They | Mailadresse im Header Mannheim, Germany | lose things." Winona Ryder | Fon: *49 621 31958061 Nordisch by Nature | How to make an American Quilt | Fax: *49 621 31958062 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-kernel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20111017135457.gl22...@torres.zugschlus.de
