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diff --git a/wiki/Main_Page.mediawiki b/wiki/Main_Page.mediawiki deleted file mode 100644 index e2c1242..0000000 --- a/wiki/Main_Page.mediawiki +++ /dev/null @@ -1,59 +0,0 @@ ---- -title: Main Page ---- - -__NOTOC__ - -The ''Backports Project'' enables old kernels to run the latest drivers. - -"''Backporting''" is the process of making new software run on something old. A version of something new that's been modified to run on something old is called a "''backport''". - -The Backports Project develops tools to automate the backporting process for Linux drivers. These tools form the ''backports'' suite. - -= History = - -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''. - -As of the 3.10-based release, over 830 device drivers had 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. - -= Resources = - -* [[Releases|Package releases: (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)]] - -= Documentation = -* [[license|Linux kernel backports license]] -* User documentation -** [[documentation|Overview]] -** [[Documentation/packaging|Package release mode]] -** [[Documentation/integration|Kernel integration mode]] -* [[Documentation/backports/hacking|Developer documentation]] -* [[Bugs|Reporting bugs & security vulnerabilities]] - -== Papers == - -* [http://coccinelle.lip6.fr/papers/backport_edcc15.pdf Increasing Automation in the Backporting of Linux Drivers Using Coccinelle - Luis R. Rodriguez, Julia Lawall] (12 pages) - -== Videos == - -* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXATzae7eng Automatically Backporting the Linux Kernel - Luis Rodriguez] (54 minutes) -** SUSE Labs Conference, České Budějovice, October 2014 -* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buZrNd6XkEw An Introduction to Coccinelle Bug Finding and Code Evolution for the Linux Kernel - Julia Lawall] (1 hour 58 minutes) -** SUSE Labs Conference, České Budějovice, October 2014 -* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvFXQ6zyHCg An Update on the Linux Backports Project - Luis R. Rodriguez, Qualcomm Atheros] (43 minutes) -** LinuxCon and CloudOpen Conference, New Orleans, October 2013 - -= Community = - -* [[Mailing list]]: [http://marc.info/?l=linux-backports (archives)] [[Mailing list|(subscribe)]] [mailto:backports@vger.kernel.org (send)] -* [[IRC]]: server "irc.libera.chat:6697" (TLS), channel "#kernel-backports" -* [[Social media|Twitter]]: @LinuxBackports -* [[Social media|identi.ca]]: @LinuxBackports -* [[Meetings]] -* [[Documentation/backports/hacking|Contributing]] - -[[File:88x31.png]] - This text is licensed under a [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License].
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