Community version vs. Business version - Security

[networkfan]

Hi,

Business version will build from the Community version as far I understood.
Community version will receive anyway security relevant hotfixes and patches?

We are new to OPNSense and I guess we like to start with the Community version and move later to the Business version if possible.

If my question is already answered somewhere please point me to this link.

Thanks.

[franco]

Hi there,

In the new approach since 21.4 as a general rule we try to publish everything in community editions and move business edition forward skipping a couple of community releases. Additional fixes (reliability and security alike) required for the business edition will be added from newer community releases or development version if timing matters.

You will likely see one business edition every 4 to 6 weeks as opposed to the community edition pace 2x/3x of that. That's the main reason why major numbers now diverge between the two to keep a steady numbering in the business case and allow for properly batched release notes.

For community itself we like to keep it fresh as we did in the past.


Cheers,
Franco