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helo=us-smtp-delivery-124.mimecast.com X-Spam_score_int: -20 X-Spam_score: -2.1 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIMWL_WL_HIGH=-0.001, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H2=-0.001, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: qemu-devel@nongnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: qemu-devel-bounces+importer=patchew.org@nongnu.org Sender: qemu-devel-bounces+importer=patchew.org@nongnu.org X-ZohoMail-DKIM: pass (identity @redhat.com) X-ZM-MESSAGEID: 1677180803047100004 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" For long-term distributions that release a new version only very seldom, we limit the support to five years after the initial release. Otherwise, we might need to support distros like openSUSE 15 for up to 7 or even more years in total due to our "two more years after the next major release" rule, which is just way too much to handle in a project like QEMU that only has limited human resources. Signed-off-by: Thomas Huth Reviewed-by: Markus Armbruster --- v2: Only limit the maximum amount of time to five years (instead of four years + decreasing the amount of time after the next major has been released) docs/about/build-platforms.rst | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/about/build-platforms.rst b/docs/about/build-platforms.rst index 1c1e7b9e11..7ad95ae9ae 100644 --- a/docs/about/build-platforms.rst +++ b/docs/about/build-platforms.rst @@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ Non-supported architectures may be removed in the future = following the Linux OS, macOS, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD ----------------------------------------- =20 -The project aims to support the most recent major version at all times. Su= pport +The project aims to support the most recent major version at all times for +up to five years after its initial release. Support for the previous major version will be dropped 2 years after the new major version is released or when the vendor itself drops support, whichever com= es first. In this context, third-party efforts to extend the lifetime of a di= stro --=20 2.31.1