On 2016-06-27 14:28, Martin Graesslin wrote:
Hi distributions,
in Plasma we are considering to add a long term support release. For
this idea
we want to get some feedback from your side to know how we should set
this up.
From an OpenMandriva perspective:
We would like to know from you:
* is that something which is useful to you?
We're not too interested in another 5.7.x release when 5.8 is out,
usually another .x doesn't break things too badly.
However:
* how often should we do an LTS release?
For us it would be useful to make an end-of-line release LTS. 5.(last
before 6 is released), then 6.(last before 7) etc. being LTS would help
us with people who are scared of more significant UI changes. We still
have a few people who long for the "good old days" of KDE 3.x.
We probably won't treat LTS releases that aren't end-of-line differently
from "normal" releases.
* how often should we do bug fix releases for an LTS?
Distros on fixed release schedules will disagree, but I think there's
not much of a point in scheduling bug fix releases - I'd opt for
"release when an important bug is fixed".
* how long should a LTS be supported?
If following the end-of-line idea, ideally until the next big release is
out (so support 4.x until 6.0 is stable, 5.x until 7.0 is stable, ...)
Related to that:
* what to do with frameworks?
* Would you freeze the frameworks version or continue to backport newer
framework versions to your distribution?
* Would you want an LTS branch for frameworks as well?
* What would you expect that to look like?
I think as far as we're concerned, that's done anyway - there will
probably be a 5.x branch when switching to Qt6 at some point.
ttyl
bero
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