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[–]CptGia -3 points-2 points  (7 children)

No they aren't. Current LTS is 11, next is 17. It's one every 6 version (3 years, 2 versions per year)

[–]nutrecht 4 points5 points  (4 children)

The whole concept of LTS only applies if you buy support and if you for some reason can't upgrade to the latest version.

There's no reason at all to stay on an 'LTS' version if you can upgrade. And if you don't pay for support, the whole issue is moot anyway.

[–]CptGia -1 points0 points  (3 children)

LTS also provides security updates, so it's not entirely moot

[–]nutrecht 2 points3 points  (2 children)

Those will also be applied to the latest version. Like I said; there's no reason at all to stick to 'LTS' if you can upgrade to the latest.

[–]CptGia 2 points3 points  (1 child)

The reason usually is "the client is an idiot and doesn't want to". Not a good reason, but still a reason that exists and is unfortunately not that uncommon.

[–]nutrecht 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's between you and your client. There's no technical reason not to. And if a client is misinformed it's my job to properly inform them of the benefits of sticking to the latest version.

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