Timing of EOL notices

[Jamie Strandboge]

Hi Kate,

I took an action item at UDS to discuss with the release team the timing
of the EOL notices. Because we are currently backporting the kernel (and
eventually X stack) to earlier releases, the timing of the EOL notice
has an effect on the support for people running an LTS with backported
kernel/X packages. Because the security, kernel and desktop teams will
stop performing security updates past the EOL, it the EOL happens
earlier than the release day, there can be a gap in support.

A specific example: 10.10 was EOLd in early April this year. 10.04 LTS
users with a backported maverick kernel therefore no longer received
security updates for this kernel after the EOL announcement (naturally),
but these users did not have a viable upgrade path to maintain security
support. They couldn't go to 10.10 (it was just made EOL) and 12.04 LTS
was not released yet. I suggest the EOL announcement go out on the
Friday or Monday after release such that there is at least a day of
overlap. This is still within the spirit of 18 months support, even if
it is actually off be a few days.

-- 
Jamie Strandboge             | http://www.canonical.com
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