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[Question #272467]: 14.04 LTS plans when Samba 4.1 hits EOL

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From: Ian McMichael <question272467@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2015 14:12:52 -0000
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New question #272467 on samba in Ubuntu:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/samba/+question/272467

Given that Samba 4.3 has recently released, according to the Samba Supported Release Lifetime document (https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Samba_Release_Planning) 4.1 has now entered "Security Fixes Only Mode".  It will remain in this mode for 9 months (until 8th June 2016) before being discontinued.

According to the Ubuntu Release documentation (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases) 14.04 LTS is support until April 2019.  How will Samba be supported between the 4.1 retirement and the end of 14.04 LTS?  Will a 4.2 or 4.3 release be back-ported?  Will security updates somehow be cherry-picked for the 4.2/3 code base?

What is the "normal" procedure for products that have faster retirement schedules than the Ubuntu LTS?  How can we ensure our servers stay secure once Samba 4.1 retires?

Thanks in advance for any enlightenment,


Ian.

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