diff options
Diffstat (limited to 'poky/documentation/ref-manual/release-process.rst')
| -rw-r--r-- | poky/documentation/ref-manual/release-process.rst | 8 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/poky/documentation/ref-manual/release-process.rst b/poky/documentation/ref-manual/release-process.rst index 170565f9bc..2ffbd935c7 100644 --- a/poky/documentation/ref-manual/release-process.rst +++ b/poky/documentation/ref-manual/release-process.rst @@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ stable release. exception to this policy occurs when there is a strong reason such as the fix happens to also be the preferred upstream approach. +.. _ref-long-term-support-releases: + Long Term Support Releases ========================== @@ -120,16 +122,16 @@ of stable and :term:`LTS` releases. In some circumstances, a layer can be created by the community in order to add a specific feature or support a new version of some package for an :term:`LTS` - release. This is called a "mixin" layer. These are thin and specific + release. This is called a :term:`Mixin` layer. These are thin and specific purpose layers which can be stacked with an :term:`LTS` release to "mix" a specific feature into that build. These are created on an as-needed basis and maintained by the people who need them. Policies on testing these layers depend on how widespread their usage is and - determined on a case-by-case basis. You can find some "mixin" layers in the + determined on a case-by-case basis. You can find some :term:`Mixin` layers in the :yocto_git:`meta-lts-mixins </meta-lts-mixins>` repository. While the Yocto Project provides hosting for those repositories, it does not provides - testing on them. Other "mixin" layers may be released elsewhere by the wider + testing on them. Other :term:`Mixin` layers may be released elsewhere by the wider community. Testing and Quality Assurance |