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| author | Chris Feyerchak <anonymous.contributor@example.org> | 2017-06-25 02:40:49 +0000 |
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| committer | Konstantin Ryabitsev <konstantin@linuxfoundation.org> | 2024-10-04 15:47:34 -0400 |
| commit | c49d87d0efcaa4c0172d26b99b9708ba05ec727e (patch) | |
| tree | f607863e034e9052440de2ffe9e840b5b710c75a | |
| parent | 36bf722532e2269cfadfa56f3d4bb1ff2e03a2b9 (diff) | |
| download | backports-c49d87d0efcaa4c0172d26b99b9708ba05ec727e.tar.gz | |
Decompose "About backports" section into "History" and snapshot links in "Resources"
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1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/wiki/Main_Page.mediawiki b/wiki/Main_Page.mediawiki index 21a2186..6f2597e 100644 --- a/wiki/Main_Page.mediawiki +++ b/wiki/Main_Page.mediawiki @@ -10,11 +10,13 @@ The ''Backports Project'' enables old kernels to run the latest drivers. The Backports Project develops tools to automate the backporting process. These tools form the ''backports'' suite. -= About backports = += History = -Backports provide drivers released on ''newer'' kernels backported for usage on ''older kernels''. Always use the latest stable release! The project started since 2007 and was originally known as '''compat-wireless''', evolved to '''compat-drivers''' and was recently renamed simply to '''backports'''. Both daily snapshots based on [http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git linux-next], and stable releases based [http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git Linux's stable releases] are provided. As of the v3.10 based release over 830 device drivers are backported. +The Backports Project started in 2007 as ''compat-wireless''. It was renamed to ''compat-drivers'' as the project's scope broadened beyond just wireless network drivers. Nowadays, the project is known simply as ''backports''. -Current versions of backports support all mainline kernels starting with version 3.0, for kernel versions older than 3.0 please use backports-3.14, which supports all kernel versions back to 2.6.26. +As of the v3.10-based release, over 830 device drivers have been backported. + +Recent versions of backports support mainline kernels back to version 3.0. The older backports-3.14 supports all kernel versions back to version 2.6.26. = Documentation = @@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ Current versions of backports support all mainline kernels starting with version = Resources = * Releases: [http://drvbp1.linux-foundation.org/~mcgrof/rel-html/backports/ (download)] +* Daily snapshots: [http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git (linux-next)] [http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git (linux-stable)] * [https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/backports/backports.git git repository] * [https://bugzilla.kernel.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=Backports%20project Bugzilla bug tracker] [[Bugs#Bugzilla|(notes)]] |