tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30278691.post8769431079135983110..comments2023-04-03T16:31:18.620+03:00Comments on Emilian Bold's blog: LTS means ancient?Emilian Boldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10960978131273810766noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30278691.post-60963046947013233302012-02-16T09:38:30.606+02:002012-02-16T09:38:30.606+02:00I guess it would be a desired feature if backward ...I guess it would be a desired feature if backward compatibility breaks. But if Mercurial 2.1 is backward compatible with 1.4 and adds new features I don't see why I wouldn't want it on a LTS.<br /><br />By the same logic, new kernel drivers should never be accepted in a LTS (are they?) because it would be some new feature and not just a security patch.Emilian Boldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10960978131273810766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30278691.post-22085404398465999602012-02-16T05:16:56.766+02:002012-02-16T05:16:56.766+02:00Same as in RHEL, isn't it ? AFAIK,for "en...Same as in RHEL, isn't it ? AFAIK,for "enterprisey" versions of Linux that is supposedly a desired feature. I was also miffed when a CentOS (based on RHEL) was using an ancient version of Python and I had to find ways to install it (e.g. building it from source, which was still a bitch as it only had super old dependent libraries installed).Alex Kochnevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05519996133043093264noreply@blogger.com