On 15/10/15 16:49, Philip Balister wrote: > 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 >> >
Indeed, it is hard work. But there is a community out there with the expertise and many very profitable corporations that depend on Yocto Project (in addition to Intel, I mean, since they put a lot of resource in already). It would be really nice if someone neutral - Linux Foundation for example - could bring them together to make LTS work for everybody. Chris. -- _______________________________________________ yocto mailing list yocto@yoctoproject.org https://lists.yoctoproject.org/listinfo/yocto