I would say:
a) the kernel your distro provides,

b) if you're not using a kernel provided by your distribution, the

newest kernel from kernel.org (there are some older, still maintaned

kernels with security fixes, too).
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Tomasz Chmielewski

http://wpkg.org
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Hummm... he said "a more or less critical server, those that have active

security support or receive at least critical bugfixes". So he does not
I would suggest stable - N-1 for most usages. 2.6.24.y is open, 2.6.23.y is

supposed to be good. The advantage when you proceed like this is that you

can jump from an older kernel to a more recent one which has already got its

share of fixes and is still maintained for some time.
Generally, I would trust Greg when he drops an old kernel, it means that he's

confident enough in the next one.
Willy
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Thanks for the useful (and concise) summary and sharing your thoughts

on the matter.  Now my only question is: how can I learn that Greg

updated or dropped a kernel without following LKML (which my time

unfortunately does not permit).  kernel-announce doesn't seem to

mention such events...

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Regards,

Feri.

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Compare the release dates. If you see the latest 2.6.23.y released a week

ago and nothing equivalent for 2.6.22.y, chances are that there will not

be newer ones. Also, Greg announces his intentions to stop in each announce.

Last he stated that 2.6.22.17 (and finally 18) was most likely the last one.
Willy
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