Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2018 23:02:58 +0000 (UTC) From: Brooks Davis <brooks@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r52475 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/security Message-ID: <201811082302.wA8N2w25029071@repo.freebsd.org>
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Author: brooks (src,ports committer) Date: Thu Nov 8 23:02:58 2018 New Revision: 52475 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/52475 Log: Remove mention of the pre-11 support model. Reviewed by: gjb, rgrimes 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 Thu Nov 8 16:11:19 2018 (r52474) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/security/security.xml Thu Nov 8 23:02:58 2018 (r52475) @@ -176,40 +176,15 @@ <a name="model"></a> <h2>The FreeBSD support model</h2> - <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 + <p>Under the current 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 + <p>The details and rationale behind this model 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> - <p>Previously, branches were designated as either <em>Normal</em> or - <em>Extended</em>. The designation was used as a guideline for - determining the lifetime of the branch as follows:</p> - - <dl> - <dt>Normal</dt> - <dd>Releases which are published from a -STABLE branch were - supported by the Security Officer for a minimum of 12 months - after the release, and for sufficient additional time (if - needed) to ensure that there is a newer release for at least - 3 months before the older Normal release expires. - </dd> - <dt>Extended</dt> - <dd>Selected releases (normally every second release plus the last - release from each -STABLE branch) were supported by the Security - Officer for a minimum of 24 months after the release, and for - sufficient additional time (if needed) to ensure that there is - a newer Extended release for at least 3 months before the older - Extended release expires. - </dd> - </dl> </body> </html>
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