RockyLinux 8.10 will be available next may and will be the first “Maintenance Mode” release, so I understand that for 5 years RockyLinux 8.10 will continue to be in sync with upstream RHEL 8.10 sources and thus will only receive security updates and critical bug fixes.
Can someone confirm what I understand after reading the releases policies of rockylinux and redhat ?
Yep, that’s correct. Following suit from the upstream RHEL 8.10, this will be the last minor release but continue with updates for 5 more years (until 2029).
Should be noted that barring some extraordinary circumstance, no new ISO files or boot images will be produced during this time. My understanding is the Docker/OCI images will continue to receive regular updates, as they always have. But official boot media production will effectively end after 8.10’s release.