Hi Folks, I have extended the lifetime of the RELENG_4_8 security branch, and of security branches in general: ----- Forwarded message from Jacques Vidrine <[email protected]> ----- Date: Sat, 3 Apr 2004 07:23:54 -0800 (PST) From: Jacques Vidrine <[email protected]> To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Subject: cvs commit: www/en/security security.sgml Message-Id: <[email protected]> nectar 2004/04/03 07:23:54 PST FreeBSD doc repository Modified files: en/security security.sgml Log: Add text explaining new guidelines for the lifetimes of security branches. `Early adopter' branches will be supported 6+ months, `Normal' branches will be supported 12+ months, and `Extended' branches will be supported 24+ months. Mark RELENG_4_8 as an `Extended' support branch and extend its Estimated EoL accordingly. While here, also extend RELENG_5_2 through the end of 2004. (I was reminded that RELENG_4_8 had expired a few days ago by cperciva@.) Revision Changes Path 1.152 +38 -16 www/en/security/security.sgml ----- End forwarded message ----- You may also find an excerpt from the updated http://www.freebsd.org/security/ page below the signature of this message. Cheers, -- Jacques Vidrine / [email protected] / [email protected] / [email protected] Each branch is supported by the Security Officer for a limited time only, and is designated as one of `Early adopter', `Normal', or `Extended'. The designation is used as a guideline for determining the lifetime of the branch as follows. Early adopter Releases which are published from the -CURRENT branch will be supported by the Security Officer for a minimum of 6 months after the release. Normal Releases which are published from the -STABLE branch will be supported by the Security Officer for a minimum of 12 months after the release. Extended Selected releases will be supported by the Security Officer for a minimum of 24 months after the release. The current designation and estimated lifetimes of the currently supported branches are given below. The Estimated EoL (end-of-life) column gives the earliest date on which that branch is likely to be dropped. Please note that these dates may be extended into the future, but only extenuating circumstances would lead to a branch's support being dropped earlier than the date listed. +--------------------------------------------------------+ | Branch | Release | Type | Estimated EoL | |----------+-------------+-------------+-----------------| |RELENG_4 |n/a |n/a |March 31, 2005 | |----------+-------------+-------------+-----------------| |RELENG_4_8|4.8-RELEASE |Extended |March 31, 2005 | |----------+-------------+-------------+-----------------| |RELENG_5_2|5.2.1-RELEASE|Early adopter|December 31, 2004| |----------+-------------+-------------+-----------------| |RELENG_4_9|4.9-RELEASE |Normal |October 31, 2004 | +--------------------------------------------------------+ Older releases are not maintained and users are strongly encouraged to upgrade to one of the supported releases mentioned above. _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-security To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"