+1 for extending LTS with security-only fixes for an additional 24 months. On Thu, Jan 8, 2026 at 3:28 PM Mridul Muralidharan <[email protected]> wrote:
> > +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 >> >
