What does LTS *actually* mean

[Harald Sitter]

I was just wondering. What does LTS mean? In terms of supporteeness?...

If I file a bug against 12.04 LTS, does that bug get special treatment
because it affects LTS?

If it doesn't, what properties decide whether a bug in 12.04 would get
a fix at all?

If the software I reported a bug against was removed from after 12.04,
what happens to my bug?

Are there reasons why a bug (not wish) would get a fix for 12.04 even
when the software was removed afterwards?

If the software still is in use and a bug is fixed in a future version
(say 14.04), does that fix get SRUd?

Are there circumstances when such a fix would not get SRUd?

If my bug was fixed in a future version but through an unknown set of
(upstream) changes, what will happen to my bug?

Who is in charge of tracking LTS bugs?

Is there a time frame within which I should get a reply to my LTS bug report?

If I don't get a reply to my LTS bug, what am I supposed to do?

HS