[PATCH] Info about -stable to README and point at applying-patches.txt

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Small patch that adds some info about the 2.6.x.y (-stable) kernel
to the README and also tells people to look at 
Documentation/applying-patches.txt for more information.

Signed-off-by: Jesper Juhl <[email protected]>
---

 README |    5 +++++
 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+)

--- linux-2.6.14-git14-orig/README	2005-11-12 01:19:39.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-2.6.14-git14/README	2005-11-12 01:27:17.000000000 +0100
@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@
    failed patches (xxx# or xxx.rej). If there are, either you or me has
    made a mistake.
 
+   Contrary to the patches for the 2.6.x kernels, patches for the 2.6.x.y
+   kernels (also known as the -stable kernels) are not incremental but
+   instead apply directly to the base 2.6.x kernel.
+   Please read Documentation/applying-patches.txt for more information.
+
    Alternatively, the script patch-kernel can be used to automate this
    process.  It determines the current kernel version and applies any
    patches found.
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