From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [209.51.188.17]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 27057C636D7 for ; Thu, 23 Feb 2023 19:33:21 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1pVHL5-00005d-5E; Thu, 23 Feb 2023 14:33:11 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1pVHL2-000055-JD for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Thu, 23 Feb 2023 14:33:08 -0500 Received: from us-smtp-delivery-124.mimecast.com ([170.10.133.124]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1pVHL1-0005jn-99 for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Thu, 23 Feb 2023 14:33:08 -0500 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=redhat.com; s=mimecast20190719; t=1677180786; h=from:from:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date:message-id:message-id: to:to:cc:cc:mime-version:mime-version: content-transfer-encoding:content-transfer-encoding; bh=PR7t63qLhAUt36wLTNxtq94mHFVcXgOOO/wVnznFcg0=; b=a4HLbCb2EBtx8zMFzDV2ON+5XMU+WpqqPBAt/JCrDUe/A/+RA13bsG/8VymgpJcYNNrx0l 6mpZjzsPnaUHmhDJEiJNq+KOtxXHfS74iL98BZ6C4B9rPSL/XSHw2gq79FGU7P/Lhq10lW DjNKd6Um5VDK2la2xHT9udlesSvCPk0= Received: from mimecast-mx02.redhat.com (mimecast-mx02.redhat.com [66.187.233.88]) by relay.mimecast.com with ESMTP with STARTTLS (version=TLSv1.2, cipher=TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384) id us-mta-210-ZW6geXnPNfOn4i24-M9hAg-1; Thu, 23 Feb 2023 14:33:01 -0500 X-MC-Unique: ZW6geXnPNfOn4i24-M9hAg-1 Received: from smtp.corp.redhat.com (int-mx08.intmail.prod.int.rdu2.redhat.com [10.11.54.8]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mimecast-mx02.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 66443857A94; Thu, 23 Feb 2023 19:33:01 +0000 (UTC) Received: from thuth.com (unknown [10.39.192.131]) by smtp.corp.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7C0F2C15BA0; Thu, 23 Feb 2023 19:32:59 +0000 (UTC) From: Thomas Huth To: qemu-devel@nongnu.org, Peter Maydell , Daniel Berrange , Paolo Bonzini , Claudio Fontana Cc: Markus Armbruster , John Snow , =?UTF-8?q?Alex=20Benn=C3=A9e?= Subject: [PATCH v2] docs/about/build-platforms: Refine the distro support policy Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2023 20:32:57 +0100 Message-Id: <20230223193257.1068205-1-thuth@redhat.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 3.1 on 10.11.54.8 Received-SPF: pass client-ip=170.10.133.124; envelope-from=thuth@redhat.com; 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+qemu-devel=archiver.kernel.org@nongnu.org Sender: qemu-devel-bounces+qemu-devel=archiver.kernel.org@nongnu.org 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 --- 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 ----------------------------------------- -The project aims to support the most recent major version at all times. Support +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 comes first. In this context, third-party efforts to extend the lifetime of a distro -- 2.31.1