Remove mention of the pre-11 support model.

Reviewed by:	gjb, rgrimes
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Brooks Davis 2018-11-08 23:02:58 +00:00
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<a name="model"></a>
<h2>The FreeBSD support model</h2>
<p>Effective &os;&nbsp;11.0-RELEASE, the support model has been
changed to allow more rapid development while also providing
timely security updates for all supported releases.</p>
<p>Under the new support model, each major version's stable branch
<p>Under the current support model, each major version's stable branch
is explicitly supported for 5 years, while each individual point
release is only supported for three months after the next point
release.</p>
<p>The details and rationale behind this change can be found in the
<p>The details and rationale behind this model can be found in the
<a
href="https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-announce/2015-February/001624.html">official
announcement</a> sent in February 2015.</p>
<p>Previously, branches were designated as either <em>Normal</em> or
<em>Extended</em>. The designation was used as a guideline for
determining the lifetime of the branch as follows:</p>
<dl>
<dt>Normal</dt>
<dd>Releases which are published from a -STABLE branch were
supported by the Security Officer for a minimum of 12 months
after the release, and for sufficient additional time (if
needed) to ensure that there is a newer release for at least
3 months before the older Normal release expires.
</dd>
<dt>Extended</dt>
<dd>Selected releases (normally every second release plus the last
release from each -STABLE branch) were supported by the Security
Officer for a minimum of 24 months after the release, and for
sufficient additional time (if needed) to ensure that there is
a newer Extended release for at least 3 months before the older
Extended release expires.
</dd>
</dl>
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