On 10/14/2015 12:26 PM, Chris Simmonds wrote: > > On 14/10/15 17:27, Mark Hatle wrote: >> On 10/14/15 8:28 AM, Chris Simmonds wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> Is there a statement about the period of support for a Yocto release? >>> Looking through the updates, it seems that 12 months is typical, a was >>> the case for 1.4, 1.5 and 1.6 for example, but I cannot see a >>> declaration anywhere that this is the expected norm. >>> >>> Leading on from that, is 12 months enough? Most projects have a >>> lifecycle that is much longer. Is there an argument for an LTS Yocto >>> release, maybe once a year? If not, what is the recommended way for a >>> project developer to keep a distribution up to date in the light of the >>> several well-publicised security flaws that have been discovered over >>> the last year or so and the new ones that will no doubt be discovered in >>> the future? >> >> https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/FAQ#What_is_the_overall_support_plan_for_the_Yocto_Project.3F >> >> =What is the release cycle of the Yocto Project?= >> Each release of the Yocto Project is subject to its own release schedule >> according to the community-maintained Project Planning Guide. It is generally >> expected that a new version of the Yocto Project will be released every six >> months. >> >> =What is the overall support plan for the Yocto Project?= >> Security patches and critical bug fixes are supplied one release back. No >> toolchain or kernel changes are allowed for these updates. Support for longer >> periods of time can be supplied by commercial OSVs. >> >> >> >> Effectively this means that support is on the last two releases. Releases >> are >> typically released every 6 months. After that point it is usually supported >> by >> OSVs, or others that offer commercial services. In the past we have done a >> few >> very late security fixes past the 'last two releases' point, however that has >> been for unique situations. >> >> You should consider keeping current with the Yocto Project releases or >> consider >> commercial support if you need more then an approx 12 - 18 month support >> cycle. >> >> --Mark >> > > Thanks, that is all clear now.
We wouldn't be opposed to a group of people supporting a release for longer. But they would need to provide the people to do the work. LTS work is hard. Philip > > Chris > -- _______________________________________________ yocto mailing list yocto@yoctoproject.org https://lists.yoctoproject.org/listinfo/yocto