Hello Markus, On Tue 23 Oct 2018 at 05:06PM +0200, Markus Koschany wrote: > I believe LTS is not a black and white issue as it is depicted in this > thread so far. Yes, that is fair enough. > This is the first time that someone expresses concern how LTS affects > other subprojects but I don't think it is correct to assume that it is a > general issue which can only be solved by making LTS less integrated > into Debian. I feel the best way to deal with such situations is to > communicate very clearly that "subproject X" does not support LTS > releases and recommends to make an upgrade instead. If subproject X is > general in favor of LTS support but lacks time and energy to make it > happen, we should determine whether it is possible and desired that the > LTS team steps in and lends a helping hand. > > In short: Make it very clear if you want to provide long-term support > for your project. Talk to the LTS team in case you need help. Nobody is > forced to do anything. This is a good idea, but ISTM the assumption should be that the subproject does not participate unless it explicitly says that it does. -- Sean Whitton
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