Linux kernel LTS releases are now good for 6 years (ars technica)

Ars technica reportson an announcement that the kernel's long-term support releases will now bemaintained for six years instead of two. "A six-year support windowwill give Google, SoC Vendors, and OEMs plenty of time to develop a deviceand get it to market, while still leaving about four years for end-userownership. Google currently provides two years of major OS updates on itsphones and three years of security updates, but if it wanted to extendthat, an announcement like this would seem like an important firststep." The kernel.org releasespage now shows 4.4 being maintained through February 2022.