From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Tue Nov 13 13:48:10 2018 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 46F881125945 for ; Tue, 13 Nov 2018 13:48:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kremels@kreme.com) Received: from mail.covisp.net (mail.covisp.net [65.121.55.42]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 5D3FC84C6C for ; Tue, 13 Nov 2018 13:48:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kremels@kreme.com) From: "@lbutlr" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Re: Long Term support versions? Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2018 06:48:07 -0700 References: <20181113111556.f5870a43fbb1fe38db2a9df2@sohara.org> <20181113130504.ce9045901a6c838aee60bc19@sohara.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <20181113130504.ce9045901a6c838aee60bc19@sohara.org> Message-Id: <7B97FE27-E2AD-431F-A0A3-01FFF26BC121@kreme.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3445.102.3) X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 5D3FC84C6C X-Spamd-Result: default: False [0.83 / 200.00]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-0.87)[-0.872,0]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+mx]; MISSING_MIME_VERSION(2.00)[]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; TO_DN_NONE(0.00)[]; DMARC_NA(0.00)[kreme.com]; RCPT_COUNT_ONE(0.00)[1]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-0.93)[-0.926,0]; IP_SCORE(-0.07)[asn: 209(-0.28), country: US(-0.09)]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_ALL(0.00)[]; MX_GOOD(-0.01)[cached: mail.covisp.net]; NEURAL_SPAM_SHORT(0.12)[0.116,0]; RCVD_COUNT_ZERO(0.00)[0]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; R_DKIM_NA(0.00)[]; SUBJECT_ENDS_QUESTION(1.00)[]; ASN(0.00)[asn:209, ipnet:65.112.0.0/12, country:US]; MID_RHS_MATCH_FROM(0.00)[]; RCVD_TLS_ALL(0.00)[]; RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW(-0.10)[42.55.121.65.list.dnswl.org : 127.0.5.1] X-Rspamd-Server: mx1.freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2018 13:48:10 -0000 On 13 Nov 2018, at 06:05, Steve O'Hara-Smith wrote: > 11. might happen 3 or 4 seems likely but the lifespan of a = major release seems to > vary from two and a half years to nearly four. 11.x already has an EOL date, and it is less than three years out and we = don't have a final version. By my count. the lifespan of 11.x is (Sep = 2021 - Release date of 11-FINAL). --=20 The true prize was control. Lord Vetinari knew that. When heavy weights were balanced on the scales, the trick was to know where to place your thumb. --The Fifth Elephant