Lifecycle and servicing/update polices 

Applies to Fort.ind, F0RT, Fortverse, ChatSpace, fort.social

Info for security patches

• 2025.3 until 4/12/2025

• 2024.3 until 2025 (with .1 hotfix)

• 2024.4 until 2026 with .4 or .1 hotfix  

• 2024.2 until May 2024

• 2023.12 M5 LTSC until 8/25/2024 

• 2023.9 GA - support ended

• 2022.12 LTSC ended on 6/3/2023

• 2024.5 preview build will expire on 5/17/2024

• 2022.10 Offline - will keep getting security updates untill 2030 

• ChatSpace 3X ES - May 31st 2025

•  Fortverse Public beta

• mastodon server 1.3.4 - unknown end date

info about channels

RC - Release candidate to showcase features in a controlled rollout

dev - builds that are unfinished and have short lifespans

LTSC - Long Term Servicing Channel for users that did not use the newest feature build but want security updates (the program is not available for new members if you are in LTSC you are not affected)

M - moment update when the update is pushed in a smaller form

git - git builds 

LAC -  lost and canceled builds (these don't get any patches)

GA - general availability these bulds roll out to most people  

PTB - Public Test Bulids