From nobody Tue Nov 25 08:48:41 2025 X-Original-To: doc@mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4dFxDn3clbz6HnwG for ; Tue, 25 Nov 2025 08:48:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org) Received: from mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org (mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:3]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org", Issuer "R12" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4dFxDn2qd0z3y1Q for ; Tue, 25 Nov 2025 08:48:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=freebsd.org; s=dkim; t=1764060521; h=from:from:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date:message-id:message-id: to:to:cc:mime-version:mime-version:content-type:content-type: content-transfer-encoding:content-transfer-encoding: in-reply-to:in-reply-to:references:references; bh=1HazWVzl9zohweUM1PXN2QNAYE8UyLuxB2PfkpqnOSs=; b=LJD6YOSWeXcH1ObJTAZgi/7+GPCH6t0f5S7/DMRrL7HDQ/jMD8p/ScBwO7fFwXNdz03gFS zWS88t2jc+17BipXR2gadGdB9YRgYLO8aJ5Qg/AzQhZr192M0oPBWEb3+LwzG8ZzONKXYr BE7keijADv4qLl00QhYXrTL4mm6vWl21N5mna10K+3MHh07z3hvLCIx4DC9nnX5eW8HyXZ Wgov1QLtvIvI7ek7muyAG0APY/dHzKwnZjpXQe4wj0yAJUZQj6y2W0W+X4vHlzDGleG5Mz vdLyMl5Af6eLkSceEiZy8RAIi6DPJX36XZ0HTeoqpmKJaFyAZNrv+9ZeW+Uyag== ARC-Message-Signature: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=freebsd.org; s=dkim; t=1764060521; h=from:from:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date:message-id:message-id: to:to:cc:mime-version:mime-version:content-type:content-type: content-transfer-encoding:content-transfer-encoding: in-reply-to:in-reply-to:references:references; bh=1HazWVzl9zohweUM1PXN2QNAYE8UyLuxB2PfkpqnOSs=; b=AjLYNb0ia3zqkI8ubiLncYUVibsSAlpe4UM6G9ZZbMBPr20VSl2SlkMbEvs84/3QzlHhfc bKpg8GgYt/1xwMcu90rKYirMhushekLx0VsMwgKZhWy7Z5arys2ZpsqeoabkBFUbnqr2oB F0pNJaU66SEfDXYcP9kP+aAWNxQTLMBsxSGdib9wrKZj6Olw0UUPoXq/gswZ9cXOOH54QS WSbfkz6AgvI9GF+UYxZESVmIhUE/vwbwoRMcYXokegD7Wp5sNwFDxpkhKARf5dWszAsVwO GM0lTwOUkfLm3NZ/ABvlIDbwlqcfaodhdCSsEYFDiWqJfBlehhw1YZ1uLy+BWw== ARC-Seal: i=1; s=dkim; d=freebsd.org; t=1764060521; a=rsa-sha256; cv=none; b=IbWe5yCiVd/3oyV/Ej/uV3f9TTZnx4453MXXsmABD4jzJQ8MGsYYrrMhu3r5UZzZ9wk6eG qM/LV3I7S0h2lJ5PjFnHuhxlNBBaOZslpGPcH+RxzULCsATUbubXM5/TahQVGY5EEVyABw 3K5bftN0U1eyYabOk9x1PzRykpiEn49cj6l/vN3Wxf6zDXpPKS1YrGo8AuU/LYrteQrcjO ny3g9K1P4avutNaYh3NsSUIRnbRiQsWskj4Cq7SpaeXKxdU/DtStk/C9cRjC2rTKDBM6u9 9OUSqG5+2o2GYKcKoLdY9VxfDtKLHhAtNC6j6dyNX6uiu++R1risg5WootnvvA== ARC-Authentication-Results: i=1; mx1.freebsd.org; none Received: from kenobi.freebsd.org (kenobi.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::50:1d]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256) (Client did not present a certificate) by mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4dFxDn2PpWztDW for ; Tue, 25 Nov 2025 08:48:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org) Received: from kenobi.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.5]) by kenobi.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTP id 5AP8mfdo016887 for ; Tue, 25 Nov 2025 08:48:41 GMT (envelope-from bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org) Received: (from www@localhost) by kenobi.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2/Submit) id 5AP8mfnr016884 for doc@FreeBSD.org; Tue, 25 Nov 2025 08:48:41 GMT (envelope-from bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org) X-Authentication-Warning: kenobi.freebsd.org: www set sender to bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org using -f From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 274197] Supported FreeBSD releases, and the FreeBSD support model: resolve inconsistency Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2025 08:48:41 +0000 X-Bugzilla-Reason: AssignedTo X-Bugzilla-Type: changed X-Bugzilla-Watch-Reason: None X-Bugzilla-Product: Documentation X-Bugzilla-Component: Website X-Bugzilla-Version: Latest X-Bugzilla-Keywords: X-Bugzilla-Severity: Affects Many People X-Bugzilla-Who: bigsneaky@duck.com X-Bugzilla-Status: Open X-Bugzilla-Resolution: X-Bugzilla-Priority: --- X-Bugzilla-Assigned-To: doc@FreeBSD.org X-Bugzilla-Flags: X-Bugzilla-Changed-Fields: Message-ID: In-Reply-To: References: Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Bugzilla-URL: https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/ Auto-Submitted: auto-generated List-Id: Documentation project List-Archive: https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-doc List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: Sender: owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org MIME-Version: 1.0 https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D274197 --- Comment #6 from B.S. --- Given feedback from Pau Amma on GitHub: > Looks good to me, but I think having the security officer(s) > look at it would be good. I don't know what their GitHub > usernames may be though, or even if they have any. I thought it would be better to close the pull request and post a patch here instead. The patch is slightly tweaked from my original GitHub PR. Suggested commit message is the comment above. The proposed text reads: > Each minor or dot-zero release is only supported for three months > after the next minor release within the same major version, or (for > the final minor release) until support for that major version's stable > branch ends. From FreeBSD 15 onward, each stable branch is explicitly > supported for 4 years from its dot-zero release. Support for the stable > branch of FreeBSD 13 ends on April 30, 2026, and for FreeBSD 14 on > November 30, 2028. > This model's rationale is detailed in the official announcements of > https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-announce/2024-July/000143.html > [the 4-year support period for stable branches], sent in July 2024, and > https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-announce/2015-February/001624= .html > [the switch to a branch-based support model], sent in February 2015. --=20 You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.=