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new 243bc42768 news: Announce the end of support for linux-libre 5.4.
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commit 243bc427688188f4b4cbcbd9295c7142320224ea
Author: Leo Famulari <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Thu Dec 11 17:00:34 2025 -0500
news: Announce the end of support for linux-libre 5.4.
* etc/news.scm: Add entry.
Change-Id: I9f8122bb46c5e7d2c369d86d4e8f4888c5b5bcd9
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etc/news.scm | 17 +++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 17 insertions(+)
diff --git a/etc/news.scm b/etc/news.scm
index f2493c2e59..0fc32334f0 100644
--- a/etc/news.scm
+++ b/etc/news.scm
@@ -42,6 +42,23 @@
(channel-news
(version 0)
+ (entry (commit "d3b79beaa806452dceaffb8b211b69dc4c346aba")
+ (title
+ (en "Linux-libre 5.4 no longer supported"))
+ (body
+ (en "The linux-libre 5.4 kernel series is no longer supported
+upstream and will be removed from GNU Guix soon:
+
+https://www.kernel.org/category/releases.html
+
+This kernel series was first added to Guix in 2019 by Mark Weaver, at version
+5.4.5. After ~297 updates delivered to Guix users, we have deployed the final
+update, 5.4.302.
+
+The next kernel series removals are scheduled for December 2026, when the Linux
+long-term support team is planning to stop supporting four different kernel
+series: 6.12, 6.6, 5.15, and 5.10.")))
+
(entry (commit "14bb0192fde79909999c3880b6b66aa22499eb11")
(title
(en "Linux-libre 6.16 removed from Guix")
