Fwd: Re: Long term support release for Plasma?
Hi!
After checking back with Maxy I answered this – which is mostly in line with
what I suggested, but I added a few clarifications, ideas – to distributions
upstream mailing list.
Thanks,
Martin
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Betreff: Re: Long term support release for Plasma?
Datum: Donnerstag, 30. Juni 2016, 16:21:45 CEST
Von: Martin Steigerwald <martin@lichtvoll.de>
An: distributions@kde.org
MartinAm Montag, 27. Juni 2016, 14:28:42 CEST schrieb Graesslin:
> Hi distributions,
MartinHi .
> 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.
Thank you for considering an LTS release.
After checking back with Maxy from the Debian/Kubuntu Qt/KDE team I answer
this, so this is semi-official for Debian:
> Here is an example (I mean it!) for how this could look like:
> * 5.8 first LTS release based on Qt 5.6 (which is also an LTS) for X11
> * every fourth release will be another LTS release, so with the 3 month
> cycle there is one LTS per year - 5.8, 5.12, 5.16
> * Support is for five release cycles, so with 5.13 the 5.8 LTS goes EOL,
> with 5.17 the 5.12 release goes EOL
> * bug fix release continue in the Fibonacci schedule till the EOL release
>
> We would like to know from you:
> * is that something which is useful to you?
Yes, it is. But 5.8 as first LTS release likely is too late for Debian
Stretch. The team didn´t yet recide whether to do an backport of 5.8 for
stretch. I think it would be the first major KDE related backport in Debian´s
history. And it would require backporting many packages due to the modular
nature of your software.
Maybe at least some fixes for 5.8 can easily be backported to 5.7, so a 5.8
LTS may still help.
> * how often should we do an LTS release?
Once a year sounds okay. The Debian release schedule is about every 2-3 years.
> * how often should we do bug fix releases for an LTS?
Depends on severity of issue. Its good to receive timely security fixes.
> * how long should a LTS be supported?
Ideally about 2-3 years at least.
> Related to that:
> * what to do with frameworks?
Also provide an LTS release for the frameworks version that works best with a
certain Plasma LTS.
> * Would you freeze the frameworks version or continue to backport newer
> framework versions to your distribution?
Freeze.
> * Would you want an LTS branch for frameworks as well?
Yes.
> * What would you expect that to look like?
An LTS for the Frameworks version an specific Plasma LTS is initially used
with it.
Thanks,
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Martin
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