+1 for security fixes. Regards, Mridul
On Thu, Jan 8, 2026 at 3:52 PM Holden Karau <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Folks, > > I'd like to float the idea of extending our LTS release support period for > security fixes. In practice we've seen most vendors support the LTS > releases long past the official OSS support window. This went on for a > super long time with 2.4, and even in 3.5 we see much longer vendor LTS > periods support of 3.5 in Databricks dropping in 2028, Amazon in 2027, > etc. If 2.4 is any indication, these might slip out even longer. > > If we did security-only fixes for an additional 24 months after the end of > bug-fix period, it would let us poll our resources for security > maintenance. > > Cheers, > > Holden > > -- > Twitter: https://twitter.com/holdenkarau > Fight Health Insurance: https://www.fighthealthinsurance.com/ > <https://www.fighthealthinsurance.com/?q=hk_email> > Books (Learning Spark, High Performance Spark, etc.): > https://amzn.to/2MaRAG9 <https://amzn.to/2MaRAG9> > YouTube Live Streams: https://www.youtube.com/user/holdenkarau > Pronouns: she/her >
