I'm pleased to be able to announce that the project is planning to have the April 2022 release next year be our next LTS release.
This fits in with our original announced plan of 2 year cycles and recognises that the LTS has been well received by members and our community. It also aligns well with LTS releases of other projects meaning we have "co-travellers".
The current dunfell LTS would be due to end at that time. There has been discussion about extending it beyond the currently planned timeframe but no agreement/decision has been made on the extra finance that would require at this time. There is also some concern about the potential pressure on layer maintainers in wider ecosystem which we plan to investigate further.
By confirming this now, we're hoping to give people a chance to align strategies and plan for feature development to land into the LTS. There is a clear need for any new/experimental changes to be planned/developed now in order to ensure they're ready and stabilised for the LTS.
