Re: projected EOL v4.4 SLTS

Jan Kiszka
2023-09-28T06:52:12Z

On 27.09.23 09:28, Kadel, Michael wrote:
> Hi Jan,
>
> thanks for your fast answer.
>
> I found this vague statement "..*/possibly 2036/*" under: Linux kernel
> version history - Wikipedia
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_kernel_version_history>
>

Oh, thanks for the pointer! Both this as well as the original source
have been fixed now.

> A use case:
> End of Service for medical devices can vary from 5 to 10 years.
> If the End of Life of a medical device was announced in 2018 or later,
> it runs out of support (e.g. cyber security patches for linux kernel v4.4)
> This then leads to expensive alternative measures.

Good to know. But that also underlines that we are with about 10 years
in the sweet spot of the demand.