The Linux / linux-libre kernel "longterm" support series version 4.4 is scheduled to reach the end of its life next month, in February 2022:
https://www.kernel.org/category/releases.html There is a project by the Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP) called "SLTS" kernels, which offer "super longterm support". They begin by pledging support for the 4.4 series until 2027: https://wiki.linuxfoundation.org/civilinfrastructureplatform/start So, we could use that if somebody wanted to make the necessary adjustments to our packaging and agree to help keep it working. I think this is the first time we face end of support of a kernel with longterm suport in Guix, at least since we started to keep all the longterm kernels packaged [0]. What should we do? I'm not sure that many people are using this kernel series, but anybody who is should speak up and give their opinion. [0] Interesting parts of our Git history: The first linux-libre package (3.3.8): https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/guix.git/commit/?id=beacfcabe735b6d8d07a682f1c0663e4670cea5b The first linux-libre update (to 3.11): https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/guix.git/commit/?id=e7b385008ca0f0817c3514357cf53151cea0f511 First additional linux-libre variant (adding 4.0.8): https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/guix.git/commit/?id=97121c2a2189c0880cfb4c9a7eb8efd3b6e1c16e
