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From: Stefan Parvu <sparvu@systemdatarecorder.org>
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> Is the problem actually that we're using the term "legacy", which some 
> vendors use to mean "unsupported"? Perhaps we ought to say:

better approach:

 stable: 8.4, 9.2, 10.0
 current: 11.0

It should be clear listed what are the stable releases, can be many, and what are the
future releases as well. Simple keep two naming conventions for whats stable and
ready for production and what is coming next.

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Stefan Parvu <sparvu@systemdatarecorder.org>