is git.kernel.org the best place for stable releases ?

[Greg KH]

On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 01:47:28PM -0600, Jim Cromie wrote:
> OpenWrt is apparently using a stable release that isnt on kernel.org
> 
> Bartman007 wrote:
> 
> 23 November 2010
> 
> The OpenWrt Release Team would like to announce a fourth release
> candidate (RC4) for Backfire Interim Release 1 (10.03.1).  Testing of
> this release candidate will allow further refinement of 10.03.1
> 
> * 2.6.32 targets updated from 2.6.32.16 to 2.6.32.25
> 
> 
> OpenWrt 10.03 is running 2.6.32.10, which is still ahead of kernel.org
> 
> 
> http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/smb/smb-2.6.32.y.git;a=commit;h=7f5e918e62cbc9ac27c2f47d3c3dd4b86f67ff0e
> 
> 2010-02-23	Greg Kroah...	Linux 2.6.32.9 master origin/HEAD
> origin/master v2.6.32.9
> 
> stefan.bader at canonical.com is the branch/tree owner, ccd,
> FYI to kernelnewbies.

Um, you are not looking at the correct stable kernel branch on
git.kernel.org.  I just released 2.6.32.33 the other day, so it looks
like you are just looking at an older kernel tree that has not been
updated.

good luck,

greg k-h