[CI] Support for old kernels

[Brian J. W. <Bri...@co...>]

We would like to get some feedback on which kernel versions we should
release CI patches against. Right now we have patches for vanilla
2.4.2 and 2.4.4. Very soon, we're planning to release CI 0.5.6, which
will support Alpha (in addition to x86) and include some bug fixes.
For that release, we would like to bring the patch up to 2.4.6 and
just release for that kernel version. Are there any objections?

After that we're thinking of doing each CI release on a single recent
version of the kernel. The version of the kernel we do it on will not
always be the latest, depending on how many cycles we can spare to do
the merge. Of course, we wouldn't turn down a volunteer who wanted to
do the merge instead. ;)

Once 2.4 has stabilized and been handed off to Alan Cox, it may make
sense to support more than one kernel version. At that point, people
might be using old kernels because other patches they need haven't
been updated in awhile. Until then, however, I'm guessing that anybody
who knows how to build a kernel wouldn't mind being on one of the
latest and (hopefully) least buggy bases.

Please let us know what you think.

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Linux Kernel Developer     |  jealous of their liberty, but like the 
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Compaq Computer Corp       |  never rightly considering wherein it 
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                           |      -Adam Smith, Wealth of Nations, 1776

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