LTS and Rolling Releases

Across the ecosystem, a variety of software support policies can be found, where "support" can mean, bug fixes, security patches, and sometimes technical support. However, they can be roughly categorized into two types: Rolling release: only latest release supported. At an extreme, this is the HEAD git commit. LTS (Long Term Support): Support latest N versions. Sometimes specific versions have extended support. "Long" is relative: Kubernetes supports a version for around a year, while RHEL does for 10 years. Enterprises love LTS Historically, enterprise users have favored -- if not demanded -- LTS software.