I think for a while we will need to support at least the latest 5.x and latest 6.x branches. There are going to be people that can't move to Jakarta for a while still.
On Thu, Dec 21, 2023 at 4:10 PM Clebert Suconic <clebert.suco...@gmail.com> wrote: > The term LTS implies support though. (Long Term *SUPPORT*). I would be > careful with that terminology. > > there are a few companies offering support to ActiveMQ. > > > The terminology used here was more an overload to a stable branch, or > it was actually meant on the "support" side? > > On Thu, Dec 21, 2023 at 9:45 AM Jean-Baptiste Onofré <j...@nanthrax.net> > wrote: > > > > Hi Matt, > > > > I think it's what I proposed: 5.18.x should be our LTS branch currently. > > > > Regards > > JB > > > > On Thu, Dec 21, 2023 at 3:19 PM Matt Pavlovich <mattr...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > > Hey JB- > > > > > > +1 I agree, formalizing and communicating LTS is important to users. > > > > > > However, I think we should have a *released* branch that we feel is > solid to base LTS off of vs declaring a future unreleased branch as a LTS > release. > > > > > > -Matt > > > > > > > On Dec 21, 2023, at 3:29 AM, Jean-Baptiste Onofré <j...@nanthrax.net> > wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi François, > > > > > > > > We discussed LTS/EOA but without commitment yet. > > > > > > > > The thing we agreed on is to maintain 3 branches active (so 6.0.x, > > > > 5.18.x, 5.17.x right now). The same as we do in Apache Karaf > > > > basically. I would consider it a kind of informal LTS :) > > > > If we need to have a concrete LTS plan, then 5.18.x would be LTS but > not 6.0.x. > > > > > > > > In terms of roadmap, we have basically: > > > > - 6.1.x plan to include new JMS features support > > > > - 6.x (6.2.x, 6.3.x, etc) will follow the same path with new JMS > > > > features support > > > > - 7.x will be a big milestone because we plan to remove Spring > > > > (supporting new configuration format like activemq,xml, > activemq,yaml, > > > > activemq.json, etc), add new tools, etc > > > > > > > > If there are no objections, I can start a formal vote for LTS policy > > > > and if the vote passes I can update the website. > > > > > > > > Regards > > > > JB > > > > > > > > On Wed, Dec 20, 2023 at 8:04 AM Francois Papon > > > > <francois.pa...@openobject.fr> wrote: > > > >> > > > >> Hi all, > > > >> > > > >> Now that the current release is on 6.x, I am searching for LTS > > > >> informations about the 5.x version but I cannot find it on the > website. > > > >> > > > >> Is there some info about this topic? > > > >> > > > >> regards, > > > >> > > > >> François > > > >> > > > > > > > -- > Clebert Suconic >
