Re: [opensuse] openSUSE LTS [Was: interesting reading about systemd]

On 3 October 2016 at 14:48, Carlos E. R. wrote:

On 2016-10-03 14:41, Knurpht - Gertjan Lettink wrote:

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Op maandag 3 oktober 2016 14:30:21 CEST schreef Carlos E. R. <> :

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On 2016-10-03 10:56, Richard Brown wrote:

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On 3 October 2016 at 10:09, Larry Stotler wrote:

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I like the LTS approach that uBuntu

uses(just don't care for uBuntu). If we had something like that on openSUSE(kinda like SLE but more open) I'd probably use it. Heck, I think my server is still running 12.3.......

It's called openSUSE Leap

No. It is Evergreen, not Leap. Leap is not an LTS. An Evergreen is ending soon, so we no longer will have an LTS.

You missed something. Leap is LTS, since it will have support for as long as the "connected" SUSE+SP versions.

https://en.opensuse.org/Lifetime

«Each Leap Major Release (eg. 42.x) is expected to be supported for at least 36 months, until the next major version of Leap is available (eg. 43.

A Leap Minor Release (eg. 42.1, 42.2, etc) is expected to be released annually, and users are expected to upgrade to the latest minor release within 6 months of its availability, leading to a support life cycle of 18 months »

So, Leap 42.1 will stay for 18 months, 42.2 another 18 months... If I have 42.1 I have to upgrade to 42.2 in a year and a bit. I can not stay with 42.1 for two or three years.

I missed nothing, there is no LTS.

So no, I don't buy that the major release, 42 stays longer. I still have to do system upgrades, 3 times in the period. We do not have service packs.

SLE Service packs are released once per year, and can be installed using two mechanisms, an online update using tools like zypper and an offline mechanism booting to the Service Pack Installation media The commitment from SUSE is that a SLE Service Pack is easy to upgrade to with minimal changes to expected workflows. Besides that a SLE service pack can include significant changes to the operating system, such as kernel, GNOME and systemd upgrades. openSUSE Leap Minor releases are released once per year, and can be installed using two mechanisms, an online update using tools like zypper and an offline mechanism booting to the Minor Release Installation Media The commitment from openSUSE is that a Leap Minor Release is easy to upgrade to with minimal changes to expected workflows. Besides that an openSUSE Leap Minor Release can include significant changes to the operating system, such as Kernel, GNOME, and systemd upgrades. Have I made my point, or would you like to continue splitting hairs? openSUSE Leap is an LTS release. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org