The way the keepers of the Linux increment the version numbers of their kernel releases, and how its users think these releases are numbered, are two different things. And now the Linux kernel community is trying to reconcile public perception with reality.
The kernel community also continues to support long-term support releases on behalf of cautious users (5.14 is the latest LTS), even though they feel such releases are redundant, even harmful. The team back-porting fixes to LTS versions for the six years following the release. But these tend to create “Frankenkernels,” Levin says, which are not really any more stable the latest versions.
Yeah, pretty much. I also interpret it that they go basically the Microsoft way and at some point will deliver micro-patches, hotfixes and then rollout major kernel releases.
So no more LTS kernal release. Am I getting it right?
Yeah, pretty much. I also interpret it that they go basically the Microsoft way and at some point will deliver micro-patches, hotfixes and then rollout major kernel releases.