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[PULL 01/16] docs/about/build-platforms: Refine the distro support polic
From: |
Thomas Huth |
Subject: |
[PULL 01/16] docs/about/build-platforms: Refine the distro support policy |
Date: |
Mon, 6 Mar 2023 14:29:47 +0100 |
For long-term distributions that release a new version only very
seldom, we limit the support to five years after the initial release.
Otherwise, we might need to support distros like openSUSE 15 for
up to 7 or even more years in total due to our "two more years
after the next major release" rule, which is just way too much to
handle in a project like QEMU that only has limited human resources.
Message-Id: <20230223193257.1068205-1-thuth@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Huth <thuth@redhat.com>
---
docs/about/build-platforms.rst | 3 ++-
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/docs/about/build-platforms.rst b/docs/about/build-platforms.rst
index 20b97c3310..89cae5a6bb 100644
--- a/docs/about/build-platforms.rst
+++ b/docs/about/build-platforms.rst
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ Non-supported architectures may be removed in the future
following the
Linux OS, macOS, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD
-----------------------------------------
-The project aims to support the most recent major version at all times. Support
+The project aims to support the most recent major version at all times for
+up to five years after its initial release. Support
for the previous major version will be dropped 2 years after the new major
version is released or when the vendor itself drops support, whichever comes
first. In this context, third-party efforts to extend the lifetime of a distro
--
2.31.1
- [PULL 00/16] Final tests, s390x and misc updates before the soft freeze, Thomas Huth, 2023/03/06
- [PULL 06/16] gitlab-ci.d/crossbuilds: Drop the i386 system emulation job, Thomas Huth, 2023/03/06
- [PULL 09/16] tests/qtest/readconfig: Rework test_object_rng_resp into a generic function, Thomas Huth, 2023/03/06
- [PULL 11/16] docs/config: Set the "kvm" accelerator via "[accel]" section, Thomas Huth, 2023/03/06
- [PULL 07/16] docs/about/deprecated: Deprecate 32-bit arm hosts for system emulation, Thomas Huth, 2023/03/06
- [PULL 02/16] Hexagon (meson.build): define min bison version, Thomas Huth, 2023/03/06
- [PULL 01/16] docs/about/build-platforms: Refine the distro support policy,
Thomas Huth <=
- [PULL 03/16] test: Check vnc enable before compiling vnc test, Thomas Huth, 2023/03/06
- [PULL 10/16] tests/qtest/readconfig: Test docs/config/ich9-ehci-uhci.cfg, Thomas Huth, 2023/03/06
- [PULL 12/16] tests/qtest/readconfig-test: Allow testing for arbitrary memory sizes, Thomas Huth, 2023/03/06
- [PULL 13/16] tests/qtest: Move mkimg() and have_qemu_img() from libqos to libqtest, Thomas Huth, 2023/03/06
- [PULL 08/16] gitlab-ci.d/crossbuilds: Drop the 32-bit arm system emulation jobs, Thomas Huth, 2023/03/06
- [PULL 05/16] docs/about/deprecated: Deprecate 32-bit x86 hosts for system emulation, Thomas Huth, 2023/03/06
- [PULL 14/16] tests/qtest/readconfig: Test docs/config/q35-emulated.cfg, Thomas Huth, 2023/03/06
- [PULL 16/16] pc-bios/s390-ccw: Update s390-ccw.img with the list-directed IPL fix, Thomas Huth, 2023/03/06
- [PULL 04/16] include/hw/i386: Clean up includes in x86.h, Thomas Huth, 2023/03/06
- [PULL 15/16] pc-bios: Add support for List-Directed IPL from ECKD DASD, Thomas Huth, 2023/03/06