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| -rw-r--r-- | documentation/ref-manual/release-process.rst | 21 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | documentation/ref-manual/terms.rst | 2 |
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diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/release-process.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/release-process.rst index 50e7d39629..c861feaa9d 100644 --- a/documentation/ref-manual/release-process.rst +++ b/documentation/ref-manual/release-process.rst | |||
| @@ -96,22 +96,21 @@ While stable releases are supported for a duration of seven months, | |||
| 96 | some specific ones are now supported for a longer period by the Yocto | 96 | some specific ones are now supported for a longer period by the Yocto |
| 97 | Project, and are called Long Term Support (:term:`LTS`) releases. | 97 | Project, and are called Long Term Support (:term:`LTS`) releases. |
| 98 | 98 | ||
| 99 | This started with version 3.1 ("Dunfell"), released in April 2020, that | ||
| 100 | the project committed to supporting until the next :term:`LTS` release was out. | ||
| 101 | This next :term:`LTS` release, version 4.0 ("Kirkstone"), was released in May 2022 | ||
| 102 | and offered with two years of support too. | ||
| 103 | |||
| 104 | However, as an experiment, support for "Dunfell" was extended to four years, until | ||
| 105 | April 2024, therefore offering more stability to projects and leaving more time | ||
| 106 | to upgrade to the latest :term:`LTS` release. The project hasn't made any commitment to | ||
| 107 | extending "Kirkstone" support too, as this will also depend on available funding | ||
| 108 | for such an effort. | ||
| 109 | |||
| 110 | When significant issues are found, :term:`LTS` releases allow to publish | 99 | When significant issues are found, :term:`LTS` releases allow to publish |
| 111 | fixes not only for the current stable release, but also to the | 100 | fixes not only for the current stable release, but also to the |
| 112 | :term:`LTS` releases that are still supported. Older stable releases which | 101 | :term:`LTS` releases that are still supported. Older stable releases which |
| 113 | have reached their End of Life (EOL) won't receive such updates. | 102 | have reached their End of Life (EOL) won't receive such updates. |
| 114 | 103 | ||
| 104 | This started with version 3.1 ("Dunfell"), released in April 2020, which | ||
| 105 | the project initially committed to supporting for two years, but this duration | ||
| 106 | was later extended to four years. Similarly, the following :term:`LTS` release, | ||
| 107 | version 4.0 ("Kirkstone"), was released two years later in May 2022 and the | ||
| 108 | project committed to supporting it for four years too. | ||
| 109 | |||
| 110 | Therefore, a new :term:`LTS` release is made every two years and is supported | ||
| 111 | for four years. This offers more stability to project users and leaves more | ||
| 112 | time to upgrade to the following :term:`LTS` release. | ||
| 113 | |||
| 115 | See :yocto_wiki:`/Stable_Release_and_LTS` for details about the management | 114 | See :yocto_wiki:`/Stable_Release_and_LTS` for details about the management |
| 116 | of stable and :term:`LTS` releases. | 115 | of stable and :term:`LTS` releases. |
| 117 | 116 | ||
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/terms.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/terms.rst index b5d5f1dbdf..31ddeae009 100644 --- a/documentation/ref-manual/terms.rst +++ b/documentation/ref-manual/terms.rst | |||
| @@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ universal, the list includes them just in case: | |||
| 276 | :term:`LTS` | 276 | :term:`LTS` |
| 277 | This term means "Long Term Support", and in the context of the Yocto | 277 | This term means "Long Term Support", and in the context of the Yocto |
| 278 | Project, it corresponds to selected stable releases for which bug and | 278 | Project, it corresponds to selected stable releases for which bug and |
| 279 | security fixes are provided for at least two years. See | 279 | security fixes are provided for at least four years. See |
| 280 | the :ref:`ref-long-term-support-releases` section for details. | 280 | the :ref:`ref-long-term-support-releases` section for details. |
| 281 | 281 | ||
| 282 | :term:`Metadata` | 282 | :term:`Metadata` |
