Editing OpenSSL (section)

=== Delay between releases ===

While [[long-term support]] (LTS) releases are maintained for 5 years,<ref name='releasestrat'/> accumulated delays in release time frames tend to force operating system vendors to stay on the last supported release longer, leaving less margin when the new version is available. For example, OpenSSL 3.0 was initially expected for Q4 2019<ref name="openssl_blog_3.0_update" /> and was finally issued 21 months later<ref name="openssl_3.0.0_release_blog" /> without extending the expected end of support for previously supported version 1.1.1, and this despite the significant changes that required adaptations to existing software.