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That's not what I'm saying. There is a huge difference between a release that gets updates for basically a decade and one that gets updates for less than an And
by AstixAndBelix 4y ago
That's not what I'm saying. There is a huge difference between a release that gets updates for basically a decade and one that gets updates for less than an Android phone's cycle. Why can't they call them Really Long Term Release or somethinf like that?
- orangepurple 4y agoBecause it sounds like the designation is negotiated with many parties simultaneously and there is a lot of uncertainty in the process. It seems that once a critical mass of supporters pledge to maintain the branch for a while it becomes designated LTS. You can't force anyone to maintain it for a really long time so they won't commit to a timeline. I am speculating this is why.
- nazgulsenpai 4y agoLinux kernel actually does have a SLTS designation for super long term release. https://wiki.linuxfoundation.org/civilinfrastructureplatform/cipkernelmaintenance https://wiki.linuxfoundation.org/civilinfrastructureplatform...
- pavon 4y agoWhen it comes down to it, it is the distros (including Android) that decide which kernel versions they are going to use and for how long. Upstream doesn't always know this in advance, and only have limited influence in nudging distros to use certain kernels, since the big distros do their own patching and backporting anyway. There is no point for upstream to continue to support a kernel for 10 years if no one is actually using it 3 years later. So instead they give an initial support window, and extend it if the kernel becomes popular and no serious maintenance issues are discovered.