Trying to understand the function/purpose/effectiveness of LTS

[Shamim Shahriar]

On 27/04/2020 00:00, Robert Heller wrote:
> At Sun, 26 Apr 2020 21:18:09 +0100 "Ubuntu user technical support,  not for general discussions" <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com> wrote:
>
>> Good evening everyone, hope you all are well.
>>
Thanks Ralf and Robert for your response, very much appreciated.

While I do understand and appreciate that versions/apis of the 
programmes are kept the same for whatever reason, I am not comfortable 
with the idea that I am now left with a system where I cannot have the 
required TLS versions, or the desired ciphers and algorithms. From a 
security point of view, that is neither desired nor acceptable.

As I see it, if LTS versions are supposed to be "supported for 5 years" 
-- they should be supported with at least the security updated/upgrades 
in place. I am not asking for the bells and whistles -- but the 
fundamental issues should be addressed. If I am left with a system where 
I cannot have the highest possible security to defend any possible 
mitigating circumstance -- what is the point in having that system at 
all (unless, of course, it is a closed loop system not interacting with 
the rest of the internet at all)!!!

However, I do appreciate that different distributions in Linux world 
works in different way. If Ubuntu LTS is designed to be like this -- so 
be it. I do not wish to have to choose between security and stability -- 
but then again, that is me.

Thank you both for your explanation and insight on this matter. It does 
seem that I misunderstood what "supported" actually means when it comes 
to Ubuntu LTS. Thank you for helping me understand. Very much appreciated.

Kind regards.