Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2016 15:56:36 +0000 (UTC) From: Glen Barber <gjb@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r49480 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/security Message-ID: <201610101556.u9AFuaqE047122@repo.freebsd.org>
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Author: gjb Date: Mon Oct 10 15:56:36 2016 New Revision: 49480 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/49480 Log: Add a note reflecting the support model change as announced last February. Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/security/security.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/security/security.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/security/security.xml Mon Oct 10 15:53:22 2016 (r49479) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/security/security.xml Mon Oct 10 15:56:36 2016 (r49480) @@ -71,6 +71,20 @@ branch or release will end. Please note that these dates may be pushed back if circumstances warrant it.</p> + <p>Effective &os; 11.0-RELEASE, the support model has been + changed to allow more rapid development while also providing + timely security updates for all supported releases.</p> + + <p>Under the new support model, each major version's stable branch + is explicitly supported for 5 years, while each individual point + release is only supported for three months after the next point + release.</p> + + <p>The details and rationale behind this change can be found in the + <a + href="https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-announce/2015-February/001624.html">official + announcement</a> sent in February 2015.</p> + <!-- Please also update head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/releng/index.xml when updating this list of supported branches.
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