* [Buildroot] [PATCH v3] docs/manual: update 'releases' to reflect LTS changes
@ 2026-08-11 12:05 Thomas Perale via buildroot
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From: Thomas Perale via buildroot @ 2026-08-11 12:05 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: buildroot; +Cc: Fiona Klute, Edgar Bonet
With the release of 2025.02, LTS releases are now made every two years
with a 3-year support.
This reflect the table showed at https://lts.buildroot.org/#releases.
Signed-off-by: Thomas Perale <thomas.perale@mind.be>
---
v1 --> v2: Took the suggestion from https://lore.kernel.org/r/<a00e615b-c2b2-42d9-b525-8852fc0d74a4@grenoble.cnrs.fr>
v2 --> v3: Took the suggestion from https://lore.kernel.org/r/<393511ee-1b43-4e3c-bc64-e71c1d900c0a@gmx.de> . All the releases are stable and divided in two categories: LTS & non-LTS. Also updated the lts website page to reflect those changes.
---
docs/manual/release-engineering.adoc | 22 ++++++++++++----------
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
diff --git a/docs/manual/release-engineering.adoc b/docs/manual/release-engineering.adoc
index 0cf38183f9..cbd310d682 100644
--- a/docs/manual/release-engineering.adoc
+++ b/docs/manual/release-engineering.adoc
@@ -5,19 +5,21 @@
== Release Engineering
=== Releases
-The Buildroot project makes quarterly releases with monthly bugfix
-releases. The first release of each year is a long term support
-release, LTS.
+The Buildroot project makes quarterly stable releases with monthly bugfix
+releases. Starting with 2025.02, the first release of every odd-numbered year
+is a long-term support (LTS) release supported for three years.
- - Quarterly releases: 2020.02, 2020.05, 2020.08, and 2020.11
- - Bugfix releases: 2020.02.1, 2020.02.2, ...
- - LTS releases: 2020.02, 2021.02, ...
+ - LTS releases: 2025.02, 2027.02, 2029.02 ...
+ - Non-LTS releases: 2025.05, 2025.08, 2025.11, 2026.02, ...
+ - Bugfix releases: 2025.02.1, 2025.02.2, ...
-Releases are supported until the first bugfix release of the next
-release, e.g., 2020.05.x is EOL when 2020.08.1 is released.
+LTS releases are supported for three years, with a one-year overlap with the
+next LTS release, e.g., 2025.02.x is EOL when 2028.02 is released.
-LTS releases are supported until the first bugfix release of the next
-LTS, e.g., 2020.02.x is supported until 2021.02.1 is released.
+Non-LTS releases are supported until the next release, e.g., 2025.05.x is EOL
+when 2025.08 is released.
+
+See the table at https://lts.buildroot.org/#releases[lts.buildroot.org].
=== Development
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^ permalink raw reply related [flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread* [Buildroot] [PATCH v3] website/lts: update release wording
2026-08-11 12:05 [Buildroot] [PATCH v3] docs/manual: update 'releases' to reflect LTS changes Thomas Perale via buildroot
@ 2026-08-11 12:05 ` Thomas Perale via buildroot
2026-08-24 19:19 ` Thomas Petazzoni via buildroot
2026-08-24 19:24 ` [Buildroot] [PATCH v3] docs/manual: update 'releases' to reflect LTS changes Thomas Petazzoni via buildroot
2026-09-04 12:18 ` Thomas Perale via buildroot
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From: Thomas Perale via buildroot @ 2026-08-11 12:05 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: buildroot; +Cc: Fiona Klute, Edgar Bonet
Update the release wording to align with the documentation.
Signed-off-by: Thomas Perale <thomas.perale@mind.be>
---
docs/website/lts.html | 10 +++++-----
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/docs/website/lts.html b/docs/website/lts.html
index 3bfd2a4374..189011f016 100644
--- a/docs/website/lts.html
+++ b/docs/website/lts.html
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
</h2>
<p class="br-lts-item-text">
Vulnerability fixes applied to the <code>master</code> branch will be
- prioritized for backporting to the LTS & stable branches.
+ prioritized for backporting to stable branches.
</p>
</div>
</div>
@@ -98,9 +98,9 @@
<br/>
To address these requirements, the release model evolves into the following.
<br/>
- The LTS releases are now extended for a 3-year period. An LTS release
- is started every 2 years.
- In between, stable releases are made every 3 months.
+ Starting with 2025.02, the first release of every odd-numbered year is a long-term
+ support (LTS) release supported for three years.
+ In between, non-LTS releases are made every 3 months.
</p>
<br/>
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@
To make sure the packages of interest to the sponsors don't
include regressions between releases.
Sponsors may submit a list of packages to be tested
- before an LTS & stable release.
+ before a bugfix release.
</p>
</div>
</div>
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@ 2026-08-24 19:19 ` Thomas Petazzoni via buildroot
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From: Thomas Petazzoni via buildroot @ 2026-08-24 19:19 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Thomas Perale; +Cc: buildroot, Fiona Klute, Edgar Bonet
Hello Thomas,
On Tue, Aug 11, 2026 at 02:05:30PM +0200, Thomas Perale via buildroot wrote:
> Update the release wording to align with the documentation.
>
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Perale <thomas.perale@mind.be>
This is the patch that I applied to master, for real :-)
Thanks!
Thomas
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* Re: [Buildroot] [PATCH v3] docs/manual: update 'releases' to reflect LTS changes
2026-08-11 12:05 [Buildroot] [PATCH v3] docs/manual: update 'releases' to reflect LTS changes Thomas Perale via buildroot
2026-08-11 12:05 ` [Buildroot] [PATCH v3] website/lts: update release wording Thomas Perale via buildroot
@ 2026-08-24 19:24 ` Thomas Petazzoni via buildroot
2026-09-04 12:18 ` Thomas Perale via buildroot
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From: Thomas Petazzoni via buildroot @ 2026-08-24 19:24 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Thomas Perale; +Cc: buildroot, Fiona Klute, Edgar Bonet
On Tue, Aug 11, 2026 at 02:05:29PM +0200, Thomas Perale via buildroot wrote:
> With the release of 2025.02, LTS releases are now made every two years
> with a 3-year support.
>
> This reflect the table showed at https://lts.buildroot.org/#releases.
>
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Perale <thomas.perale@mind.be>
Applied to master, thanks!
Thomas
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* Re: [Buildroot] [PATCH v3] docs/manual: update 'releases' to reflect LTS changes
2026-08-11 12:05 [Buildroot] [PATCH v3] docs/manual: update 'releases' to reflect LTS changes Thomas Perale via buildroot
2026-08-11 12:05 ` [Buildroot] [PATCH v3] website/lts: update release wording Thomas Perale via buildroot
2026-08-24 19:24 ` [Buildroot] [PATCH v3] docs/manual: update 'releases' to reflect LTS changes Thomas Petazzoni via buildroot
@ 2026-09-04 12:18 ` Thomas Perale via buildroot
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From: Thomas Perale via buildroot @ 2026-09-04 12:18 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Thomas Perale; +Cc: buildroot
In reply of:
> With the release of 2025.02, LTS releases are now made every two years
> with a 3-year support.
>
> This reflect the table showed at https://lts.buildroot.org/#releases.
>
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Perale <thomas.perale@mind.be>
Applied to 2025.02.x & 2026.05.x. Thanks
> ---
> v1 --> v2: Took the suggestion from https://lore.kernel.org/r/<a00e615b-c2b2-42d9-b525-8852fc0d74a4@grenoble.cnrs.fr>
> v2 --> v3: Took the suggestion from https://lore.kernel.org/r/<393511ee-1b43-4e3c-bc64-e71c1d900c0a@gmx.de> . All the releases are stable and divided in two categories: LTS & non-LTS. Also updated the lts website page to reflect those changes.
> ---
> docs/manual/release-engineering.adoc | 22 ++++++++++++----------
> 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/docs/manual/release-engineering.adoc b/docs/manual/release-engineering.adoc
> index 0cf38183f9..cbd310d682 100644
> --- a/docs/manual/release-engineering.adoc
> +++ b/docs/manual/release-engineering.adoc
> @@ -5,19 +5,21 @@
> == Release Engineering
> === Releases
>
> -The Buildroot project makes quarterly releases with monthly bugfix
> -releases. The first release of each year is a long term support
> -release, LTS.
> +The Buildroot project makes quarterly stable releases with monthly bugfix
> +releases. Starting with 2025.02, the first release of every odd-numbered year
> +is a long-term support (LTS) release supported for three years.
>
> - - Quarterly releases: 2020.02, 2020.05, 2020.08, and 2020.11
> - - Bugfix releases: 2020.02.1, 2020.02.2, ...
> - - LTS releases: 2020.02, 2021.02, ...
> + - LTS releases: 2025.02, 2027.02, 2029.02 ...
> + - Non-LTS releases: 2025.05, 2025.08, 2025.11, 2026.02, ...
> + - Bugfix releases: 2025.02.1, 2025.02.2, ...
>
> -Releases are supported until the first bugfix release of the next
> -release, e.g., 2020.05.x is EOL when 2020.08.1 is released.
> +LTS releases are supported for three years, with a one-year overlap with the
> +next LTS release, e.g., 2025.02.x is EOL when 2028.02 is released.
>
> -LTS releases are supported until the first bugfix release of the next
> -LTS, e.g., 2020.02.x is supported until 2021.02.1 is released.
> +Non-LTS releases are supported until the next release, e.g., 2025.05.x is EOL
> +when 2025.08 is released.
> +
> +See the table at https://lts.buildroot.org/#releases[lts.buildroot.org].
>
> === Development
>
> --
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>
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