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Linux Kernel 4.14 Will Be An LTS Release (softpedia.com)

Posted by EditorDavid on from the unreleased-LTS-releases dept.

prisoninmate writes: Development of the Linux 4.14 kernel series did not even start, as the version that's being developed these days is Linux 4.12, which should be promoted to stable early next month, but Softpedia reports that renowned Linux kernel maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman announced earlier this morning that the upcoming Linux 4.14 kernel series will be an LTS (Long Term Support) branch. The developer promises to support the Linux 4.14 kernel series for at least two years after its release in November 2017, probably until November 2019.

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  1. Re:Slashdot Logic by chipschap · · Score: 4, Informative

    I'll address the "long term support" component of your comment, as your remarks about usability and features are clearly just trolling.

    "Long term support" seems to mean different things in different circumstances.

    While Win XP certainly had long-term support, at least for security patches, take a look at Windows 10.

    Are the frequent mega-updates really long-term support, or effectively a new OS under the old name? After a couple of mega-updates, can we really say that it's the same OS? Especially in light of some massive breakage.

    I do agree that 2 years isn't my idea of "long term" --- the Mint/Ubuntu LTS releases are 5 years, but even they have kernel updates from time to time.