Re: [Buildroot] [PATCH 1/1] docs/manual: update 'releases' to reflect LTS changes

Hello Thomas! Hello everybody!

On 2026-07-27, Thomas Perale wrote:
> Indeed, imo the previous categorization into stable - lts as a subset
> made it more confusing to me and clearly making the difference explain
> the difference lifecycle better.

I agree that, in general, using non-overlapping categories makes for a
more intuitive mental model.

> I wouldn't rename it though as people are already using this naming
> convention.

The current version of the page has “quarterly releases”, and Fiona’s
remark on “stable releases" being redundant is spot on.

I suggested “interim releases” because the term is in common use in the
context of Ubuntu. I am not aware of a similar term in the context of
the Linux kernel: they seem to use “LTS” as a subset of “stable”.

> Did it make more sense to you to consider LTS as a subset of stable?

Not really: I looked at the “stable” label as a somewhat ambiguous term,
usually disambiguated by the context. It's just that I find a bit
troubling the idea that LTS releases should not be considered “stable”.

Regards,

Edgar.
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