Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2022 16:05:13 +0000 From: Arthur Chance <freebsd@qeng-ho.org> To: Michael Sierchio <kudzu@tenebras.com>, Kyle Evans <kevans@freebsd.org> Cc: FreeBSD-Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>, FreeBSD Security Team <secteam@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: 12.3 EOL warning? Message-ID: <ab6d563c-afd3-dc11-fd74-5518b8ae6a2b@qeng-ho.org> In-Reply-To: <CAHu1Y70Scs5fn4mOTs3S4E9972_rm=F%2B4Zt816TmjhQqcPTvLA@mail.gmail.com> References: <eb7434d5-a72b-7b35-b8e6-063e6f43f04c@qeng-ho.org> <CACNAnaGF4rcqs-VU69azE5ehUydASHiraSt40vbDUhZPF=q1Tw@mail.gmail.com> <CAHu1Y70Scs5fn4mOTs3S4E9972_rm=F%2B4Zt816TmjhQqcPTvLA@mail.gmail.com>
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On 02/11/2022 15:27, Michael Sierchio wrote: > > > On Wed, Nov 2, 2022 at 11:22 AM Kyle Evans <kevans@freebsd.org > <mailto:kevans@freebsd.org>> wrote: > > On Wed, Nov 2, 2022 at 3:15 AM Arthur Chance <freebsd@qeng-ho.org > <mailto:freebsd@qeng-ho.org>> wrote: > > > > Patching a 12.3 system to deal with the latest security advisory I got > > > > WARNING: FreeBSD 12.3-RELEASE-p6 is approaching its End-of-Life date. > > It is strongly recommended that you upgrade to a newer > > release within the next 2 months. > > > freebsd-update metadata includes the EoL date, which we don't > typically know when a release is cut since it depends on an > undetermined schedule for the next release. I asked secteam@ a while > back if we could just specify the end of branch as the EoL for new > releases until re@ confirms a schedule to tune that back with (which > makes sense, since it *will* be the end of the branch if all of re@ > decides that a nice prolonged beach vacation sounds more fun). I don't > know that that went anywhere, but we really need to do something to > avoid this kind of question coming up because we get it wrong more > often than not. CC secteam@. > > > Updating to 12.3-RELEASE-p7 quiets the warning. > I was updating to 12.3-RELEASE-p8 (from -p6 admittedly). -- We build our computer systems the way we build our cities; over time, without a plan, on top of ruins. — Ellen Ullman
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