Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2025 08:34:32 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 274197] Supported FreeBSD releases, and the FreeBSD support model: resolve inconsistency Message-ID: <bug-274197-9-gbtWXnCdCz@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/> In-Reply-To: <bug-274197-9@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/> References: <bug-274197-9@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=274197 --- Comment #5 from B.S. <bigsneaky@duck.com> --- Created attachment 265637 --> https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=265637&action=edit Update support period on security page website/security: Update support model for 15R >From FreeBSD 15, stable branches are supported for 4 not 5 years. Support model's rationale is now spread over 2 announcements. List EOL for 13/14 separately instead of detailing old support model. The curious can read the previous model in linked announcements. Resolve slight ambiguity that "next" minor release triggering 3-month deprecation period is "next from same branch" and not "next in time". Also not all minor versions have a "next" release: make clear their support ends when their major version's stable branch reaches EOL. Handbook does not use "point release" in upgrading chapter (or elsewhere), so switch terminology to "minor"/"major". This is more consistent with the language of the 4-year support announcement, but write ".0" as "dot-zero" as in releng docs. Since "dot-zero" releases are distinguished from "point" releases in releng docs, make clear 3-month rule applies to dot-zero releases too. PR: 274197 -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.
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