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manuals: add "LTS" term

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Signed-off-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com>
Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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@@ -92,26 +92,26 @@ Long Term Support Releases
While stable releases are supported for a duration of seven months,
some specific ones are now supported for a longer period by the Yocto
Project, and are called Long Term Support (LTS) releases.
Project, and are called Long Term Support (:term:`LTS`) releases.
This started with version 3.1 ("Dunfell"), released in April 2020, that
the project committed to supporting until the next LTS release was out.
This next LTS release, version 4.0 ("Kirkstone"), was released in May 2022
the project committed to supporting until the next :term:`LTS` release was out.
This next :term:`LTS` release, version 4.0 ("Kirkstone"), was released in May 2022
and offered with two years of support too.
However, as an experiment, support for "Dunfell" was extended to four years, until
April 2024, therefore offering more stability to projects and leaving more time
to upgrade to the latest LTS release. The project hasn't made any commitment to
to upgrade to the latest :term:`LTS` release. The project hasn't made any commitment to
extending "Kirkstone" support too, as this will also depend on available funding
for such an effort.
When significant issues are found, LTS releases allow to publish
When significant issues are found, :term:`LTS` releases allow to publish
fixes not only for the current stable release, but also to the
LTS releases that are still supported. Older stable releases which
:term:`LTS` releases that are still supported. Older stable releases which
have reached their End of Life (EOL) won't receive such updates.
See :yocto_wiki:`/Stable_Release_and_LTS` for details about the management
of stable and LTS releases.
of stable and :term:`LTS` releases.
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@@ -119,9 +119,9 @@ of stable and LTS releases.
.. note::
In some circumstances, a layer can be created by the community in order to
add a specific feature or support a new version of some package for an LTS
add a specific feature or support a new version of some package for an :term:`LTS`
release. This is called a "mixin" layer. These are thin and specific
purpose layers which can be stacked with an LTS release to "mix" a specific
purpose layers which can be stacked with an :term:`LTS` release to "mix" a specific
feature into that build. These are created on an as-needed basis and
maintained by the people who need them.