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diff --git a/poky/documentation/ref-manual/release-process.rst b/poky/documentation/ref-manual/release-process.rst index 2ffbd935c7..81c0cdb36d 100644 --- a/poky/documentation/ref-manual/release-process.rst +++ b/poky/documentation/ref-manual/release-process.rst @@ -96,22 +96,21 @@ While stable releases are supported for a duration of seven months, some specific ones are now supported for a longer period by the Yocto Project, and are called Long Term Support (:term:`LTS`) releases. -This started with version 3.1 ("Dunfell"), released in April 2020, that -the project committed to supporting until the next :term:`LTS` release was out. -This next :term:`LTS` release, version 4.0 ("Kirkstone"), was released in May 2022 -and offered with two years of support too. - -However, as an experiment, support for "Dunfell" was extended to four years, until -April 2024, therefore offering more stability to projects and leaving more time -to upgrade to the latest :term:`LTS` release. The project hasn't made any commitment to -extending "Kirkstone" support too, as this will also depend on available funding -for such an effort. - When significant issues are found, :term:`LTS` releases allow to publish fixes not only for the current stable release, but also to the :term:`LTS` releases that are still supported. Older stable releases which have reached their End of Life (EOL) won't receive such updates. +This started with version 3.1 ("Dunfell"), released in April 2020, which +the project initially committed to supporting for two years, but this duration +was later extended to four years. Similarly, the following :term:`LTS` release, +version 4.0 ("Kirkstone"), was released two years later in May 2022 and the +project committed to supporting it for four years too. + +Therefore, a new :term:`LTS` release is made every two years and is supported +for four years. This offers more stability to project users and leaves more +time to upgrade to the following :term:`LTS` release. + See :yocto_wiki:`/Stable_Release_and_LTS` for details about the management of stable and :term:`LTS` releases. |