[QGIS-Developer] [Qgis-psc] Next 4.x LTR

[Ethan Snyder]

If I may make a request,

If it is decided to move forward with 4.2 to become the next LTR, could we add a new item in the OSGeo4W Network installer for qgis-3-ltr?
This so that we don’t loose access to 3.44 LTR when the 4.x LTR is eventually released.
The missing HTML frame support in QGIS 4 is currently the blocker for us.

Thanks,

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Ethan Snyder
Senior GIS/GPS Technician & Software Engineer
ethan.snyder at rve.com<mailto:ethan.snyder at rve.com>

From: David Signer <david at opengis.ch>
Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2026 6:24 AM
To: Denis Rouzaud <denis.rouzaud at gmail.com>
Cc: QGIS PSC <qgis-psc at lists.osgeo.org>; qgis-developer <qgis-developer at lists.osgeo.org>
Subject: Re: [QGIS-Developer] [Qgis-psc] Next 4.x LTR

Thanks, Denis, for raising this topic.
I understand the considerations publishing 4.2 as LTR. But I believe many users would be disappointed by another rescheduling. They have been waiting quite a while for a release with more than 4 months of support, especially since we already rescheduled release 4.0. For most of them, an LTR is nothing else than a release that gets longer support.

Of course, we would need to make it clear that e.g. HTML support is not provided and that moving from 3 to 4 is a big step that carries some risks.

I just wanted to point this out. Anyway I'm open to being convinced that a reschedule is really necessary. Thanks anyway and cheers
Dave
On Thu, Aug 20, 2026 at 11:22 AM Denis Rouzaud via QGIS-PSC <qgis-psc at lists.osgeo.org<mailto:qgis-psc at lists.osgeo.org>> wrote:
Dear PSC, dear Devs,

On the release schedule, the next LTR still targets 4.2.4 in October.

Two things to consider from https://github.com/qgis/QGIS-Enhancement-Proposals/pull/377<https://github.com/qgis/QGIS-Enhancement-Proposals/pull/377>:
- HTML print layout support is targeted for 4.4 (which is/seems to be a big blocker, requiring a backport)
- The stability of 4.2 is questioned

I also feel that we could wait for 4.4 to do a LTR but the timing is getting critical. "Enterprise" users are wondering what is the current status, and we don't have a clear answer.

I believe it would be the right time to take a decision on this? So we can tell users a bit more in advance.
Or is the decision already taken to stick to the plan?

A related matter is the following question of keeping backports to 3.44.

Cheers,
Denis


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