Bug 2368451

Summary:	Rebase to MariaDB 11.8?
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora	Reporter:	Robert Scheck <redhat-bugzilla>
Component:	mariadb10.11	Assignee:	Michal Schorm <mschorm>
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Version:	rawhide	CC:	fjanus, ljavorsk, mschorm, zmiklank
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Description Robert Scheck 2025-05-25 12:07:21 UTC

Description of problem:
As of writing, MariaDB 10.11 seems to be the latest MariaDB version in Fedora Rawhide. When looking to https://mariadb.org/about/#mariadb-server-long-term-release-maintenance-periods, MariaDB 11.4 (LTS), released earlier this year, has been skipped, however MariaDB 10.6 (LTS) was also skipped (10.5 -> 10.11).

Is there any chance for a rebase to MariaDB 11.8 (LTS) once released? According to https://mariadb.org/11-8-is-lts/ MariaDB 11.8 GA should be already in the next days.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
mariadb10.11-10.11.11-8.fc43

Actual results:
MariaDB 10.11

Expected results:
MariaDB 11.8 - once released ;-)

Additional info:
https://mariadb.org/11-8-is-lts/ mentions yearly LTS releases, will this be the way to go?

Comment 1 Lukas Javorsky 2025-05-28 10:49:04 UTC

Hi Robert,

There is a Package Review process for the new MariaDB 11.8 version: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2368742

Comment 2 Lukas Javorsky 2025-05-28 10:51:20 UTC

It's planned for Fedora 43, so you can watch the previously linked Bugzilla for updates.

If this answers your question, please close this BZ.

Comment 3 Michal Schorm 2025-05-30 12:08:26 UTC

Hi Robert,
it's as Lukas says.

Technically, we won't do rebases of an existing package to a new major version anymore, but will introduce a new versioned package variant.
Practically, it is WIP, on fedora-review ATM.


> https://mariadb.org/11-8-is-lts/ mentions yearly LTS releases, will this be the way to go?

I don't know yet.
My idea is to keep few LTS releases concurrently, plus one rolling release.
But no promises there. I need to keep the amount of work manageable, so I'll see how it will go in the next ~12 months.

I also maintain MariaDB in RHEL and I also discuss the release strategy regularly with the MariaDB upstream, so that we find solution that would work well for all of us.
I hope skipping some LTSs will allow me to keep the work at manageable level while the rolling release could satisfy users always looking forward.

I will be happy to continue the discussion with anyone interested, just not in this ticket.
Feel free to leave me an e-mail in private, or ping me in an open discussion on Fedora mailing lists or Fedora Discussion.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 2368742 ***

Comment 4 Red Hat Bugzilla 2025-09-28 04:25:04 UTC

The needinfo request[s] on this closed bug have been removed as they have been unresolved for 120 days