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> What does “support” in “long term support” mean if not “support the current stable version of the most widely used cryptosystem on the planet”? It means "sup
by cesarb 8y ago
> What does “support” in “long term support” mean if not “support the current stable version of the most widely used cryptosystem on the planet”?
It means "support whatever was included in the distribution for a long time". That is, what matters is the "current stable version" at the moment the distribution was originally released.
> where x is bugfixes related to security and stability and y is bugfixes in a protocol means that there is not a contradiction there.
TLS 1.3 is a new protocol, not a bugfix. A bugfix to the protocol would be something like the renegotiation extension (RFC 5746).
- sneak 8y ago> It means "support whatever was included in the distribution for a long time". The TLS protocol was included in the distribution. (You seem to be using a self-recursive definition of “support”.)
- hellcow 8y ago"The TLS protocol" wasn't included in the distribution. "The TLS protocol" isn't a package a distro can version-lock and support. OpenSSL is. If you want versions as they become available use a rolling release. LTS is attractive specifically because they don't do that. I don't want my server upgrading packages beyond necessary security improvements. That's why I'm on an LTS release.