Stable branches, including frameworks for Kubuntu LTS

[Nicolas Fella]

On 5/12/26 6:15 PM, Marco Martin wrote:
> Hi all,
> I'm speaking with my Techpaladin hat here. We have a client (Kubuntu 
> Focus, which they are KDE patrons as well) which is interested in long 
> commercial support for Plasma 6.6, alongside accompanying Gear 
> applications and frameworks.
> This is for Kubuntu 26.04 LTS, which means:
> * Plasma 6.6
> * Frameworks 6.24
> * Gear 25.12 (unfortunately not 26.4)
>
> We would continue to backport and test the relevant bugfixes for the 
> time being,
> point releases would continue to be made out of such backports.
>
> They will also sponsor to the eV the necessary CI nodes to continue CI 
> for those branches, as long they are supported.
>
> Now the delicate part is frameworks, which as of today it doesn't have 
> a stable branch, but since Kubuntu can't upgrade frameworks in its LTS,

Why can't they?


>  such a stable maintenance branch would need to be created, which 
> would be a first.
>
> We (as in Techpaladin) pledge to take up the maintenance of such 
> branch as long as it's supported, managing backports, testing and 
> releases, as well as keeping the new CI nodes green

As far as the infrastructure/tooling is concerned there shouldn't be any 
blockers.

I do have to wonder though, what if next week somebody comes and wants 
an LTS for 6.26?