[Qgis-psc] Formal request to extend LTR life span to two years

[Matthias Kuhn]

Hi all,

May I re-raise my proposal to start a poll on how LTR's are actually 
used to get an understanding of our users.

Wouldn't it be nice to not only help our users to focus on data -- but 
also have data for our own decision making too?


> For reference, I planned to trigger a survey to get a better idea of 
> our users later this year which could help us having a better decision 
> base regarding release management. I thought to push this forward in 
> summer (when people have experience in migrating from 3.4 to 3.10 and 
> we don't have many effects from a 2 to 3 upgrade in the stats 
> anymore), but we can as well do it sooner.
>
>
> - Which QGIS version are you currently using (3.4, 3.10, another LR)
>
> - How often do you upgrade patch versions (monthly, sometimes, never)
>
> - When do you plan to upgrade to the next version
>
> - Size of organisation / installations
>
> - What is the main reason for not upgrading patch releases more often 
> (Why should I if everyting just works; Internal testing takes too 
> long; Internal application deployment is complicated/expensive; I 
> already update every patch release; Patch releases tend to break 
> things; I didn't know there are patch releases; Other)
>
> - What is the main reason for not upgrading the main QGIS version 
> earlier (Internal testing takes time; Never change a running system - 
> I do not trust new releases; Plugins are incompatible; I always wait 
> for x patch releases before upgrading out of habit; Other)
>
> - In an ideal world, how often would you prefer to have new LTR 
> versions (1y, 2y, 5y, I use every release regardless if LTR or not)
>
> - Do you have a support agreement with a core developer / company to 
> fix blocker issues before upgrading
>
>
> Feedback on it very welcome.

Matthias