Zorin OS 19 and Future Plans?

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@robsonl_santos please have a look and continue the discussion in the other thread:

What in the rumour mill is Zorin 19?

// Developer Style Comment to avoid a TLDR.... I have consumed and used Zorin since 201X & even made sure to purchase licenses for my father and I. As the holidays are approaching, he tells me of whispers 'o "Zorin 19 coming out soon"? I am on 17.3 Pro and still have yet to receive a notification about upgrading and am I correct that the "Lite" version of Zorin will be dropped in release 19 (along with XFCE)? Curious as I am invested in the success of Zorin and it taking the lion's share of …