From dd87a02b58da1a48a3e4d3d6e31a10181998759a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Brooks Davis Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2018 23:02:58 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Remove mention of the pre-11 support model. Reviewed by: gjb, rgrimes --- en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/security/security.xml | 29 ++------------------ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-) diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/security/security.xml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/security/security.xml index c1bd837eef..f8c4b1dab4 100644 --- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/security/security.xml +++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/security/security.xml @@ -176,40 +176,15 @@

The FreeBSD support model

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Effective &os; 11.0-RELEASE, the support model has been - changed to allow more rapid development while also providing - timely security updates for all supported releases.

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Under the new support model, each major version's stable branch +

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.

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The details and rationale behind this change can be found in the +

The details and rationale behind this model can be found in the official announcement sent in February 2015.

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Previously, branches were designated as either Normal or - Extended. The designation was used as a guideline for - determining the lifetime of the branch as follows:

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Normal
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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. -
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Extended
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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. -
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