docs: clarify what fixes are merged to LTS versions (#38788)

PR Close #38788
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Pete Bacon Darwin 2020-09-10 09:52:43 +01:00 committed by Andrew Kushnir
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@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ All of our major releases are supported for 18 months.
* 6 months of *active support*, during which regularly-scheduled updates and patches are released.
* 12 months of *long-term support (LTS)*, during which only critical fixes and security patches are released.
* 12 months of *long-term support (LTS)*, during which only [critical fixes and security patches](#lts-fixes) are released.
The following table provides the status for Angular versions under support.
@ -107,6 +107,13 @@ Version | Status | Released | Active Ends | LTS Ends
Angular versions ^4.0.0, ^5.0.0, ^6.0.0 and ^7.0.0 are no longer under support.
### LTS fixes
As a general rule, a fix is considered for an LTS version if it resolves one of:
* a newly identified security vulnerability,
* a regression, since the start of LTS, caused by a 3rd party change, such as a new browser version.
{@a deprecation}
## Deprecation practices