> It seems they don't know beforehand which releases will be labeled LTS though, it happens after the release itself. This I do not understand. I think for co

> It seems they don't know beforehand which releases will be labeled LTS though, it happens after the release itself. This I do not understand. I think for commercial reasons it would be good to know: * The next LTS * Its actual real "Life Time" well before its release. I think this will help commercial entities and some distros in their planning (maybe even the distro I prefer). Right now it seems rather random. But with that said, years ago, I heard some kernel developers would like to stop having LTS kernels. I wonder if these somewhat unplanned LTS announcements is one of the reasons for that thought. To me, if they cannot have a formal planning process, maybe better not to have any LTS kernels.