I find it unlikely that there would be no memory leaks needing patching, no important compiler updates, and no API-compatible dependency updates that should&#x27;ve been applied to the stable release.<p>The Linux Kernel, Firefox, and lots of projects have some sort of Long Term Service branch where simple uncontroversial improvements are added.<p>Modern best practices for releasing open source software are important, and a project that doesn&#x27;t seem aware of any of them makes me concerned about their attention to detail.