New question #272467 on samba in Ubuntu:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/samba/+question/272467

Given that Samba 4.3 has recently released, according to the Samba Supported 
Release Lifetime document 
(https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Samba_Release_Planning) 4.1 has now entered 
"Security Fixes Only Mode".  It will remain in this mode for 9 months (until 
8th June 2016) before being discontinued.

According to the Ubuntu Release documentation 
(https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases) 14.04 LTS is support until April 2019.  How 
will Samba be supported between the 4.1 retirement and the end of 14.04 LTS?  
Will a 4.2 or 4.3 release be back-ported?  Will security updates somehow be 
cherry-picked for the 4.2/3 code base?

What is the "normal" procedure for products that have faster retirement 
schedules than the Ubuntu LTS?  How can we ensure our servers stay secure once 
Samba 4.1 retires?

Thanks in advance for any enlightenment,


Ian.

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