From 3525a67b0cddcfd61e23065fda0943f3f3723657 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Opdenacker Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2023 17:50:39 +0100 Subject: manuals: add "LTS" term (From yocto-docs rev: 70536fa188101c8fdd6bbca8343829c4f798ef47) Signed-off-by: Michael Opdenacker Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie --- documentation/ref-manual/release-process.rst | 18 +++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) (limited to 'documentation/ref-manual/release-process.rst') diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/release-process.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/release-process.rst index 0b0b4b275a..170565f9bc 100644 --- a/documentation/ref-manual/release-process.rst +++ b/documentation/ref-manual/release-process.rst @@ -92,26 +92,26 @@ Long Term Support Releases While stable releases are supported for a duration of seven months, some specific ones are now supported for a longer period by the Yocto -Project, and are called Long Term Support (LTS) releases. +Project, and are called Long Term Support (:term:`LTS`) releases. This started with version 3.1 ("Dunfell"), released in April 2020, that -the project committed to supporting until the next LTS release was out. -This next LTS release, version 4.0 ("Kirkstone"), was released in May 2022 +the project committed to supporting until the next :term:`LTS` release was out. +This next :term:`LTS` release, version 4.0 ("Kirkstone"), was released in May 2022 and offered with two years of support too. However, as an experiment, support for "Dunfell" was extended to four years, until April 2024, therefore offering more stability to projects and leaving more time -to upgrade to the latest LTS release. The project hasn't made any commitment to +to upgrade to the latest :term:`LTS` release. The project hasn't made any commitment to extending "Kirkstone" support too, as this will also depend on available funding for such an effort. -When significant issues are found, LTS releases allow to publish +When significant issues are found, :term:`LTS` releases allow to publish fixes not only for the current stable release, but also to the -LTS releases that are still supported. Older stable releases which +:term:`LTS` releases that are still supported. Older stable releases which have reached their End of Life (EOL) won't receive such updates. See :yocto_wiki:`/Stable_Release_and_LTS` for details about the management -of stable and LTS releases. +of stable and :term:`LTS` releases. .. image:: svg/releases.* :width: 100% @@ -119,9 +119,9 @@ of stable and LTS releases. .. note:: In some circumstances, a layer can be created by the community in order to - add a specific feature or support a new version of some package for an LTS + add a specific feature or support a new version of some package for an :term:`LTS` release. This is called a "mixin" layer. These are thin and specific - purpose layers which can be stacked with an LTS release to "mix" a specific + purpose layers which can be stacked with an :term:`LTS` release to "mix" a specific feature into that build. These are created on an as-needed basis and maintained by the people who need them. -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf