rec doc: simplify EOL page

Signed-off-by: Otto Moerbeek <otto.moerbeek@open-xchange.com>

diff --git a/pdns/recursordist/docs/appendices/EOL.rst b/pdns/recursordist/docs/appendices/EOL.rst
index 09b5aaa038acb0251a175864593ca2da412ff59f..620735e10e44ac32e11ec7585e034efb34f277dc 100644 (file)
--- a/pdns/recursordist/docs/appendices/EOL.rst
+++ b/pdns/recursordist/docs/appendices/EOL.rst
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ End of life statements
 
 We aim to have a major release every six months.
 The latest major release train receives correctness, stability and security updates by the way of minor releases.
-We support older releases with critical updates for one year after the following major release.
+We support older release trains with critical updates for one year after the following major release.
 
 Older releases are marked end of life and receive no updates at all.
 Pre-releases do not receive immediate security updates.
@@ -18,78 +18,11 @@ PowerDNS Recursor 5.1 will only receive critical updates and will be End of Life
 
 PowerDNS Recursor 5.0, 4.x, 3.x, and 2.x are End of Life.
 
-Note: Users with a commercial agreement with PowerDNS.com B.V. or Open-Xchange
-can receive support for releases which are End Of Life. If you are
-such a user, these EOL statements do not apply to you.
-Please refer to the support `commitment
-<https://www.powerdns.com/support-commitment>`_
-for details.
-Note that for the Open Source support channels we only support the latest minor release of a release train.
-That means that we ask you to reproduce potential issues on the latest minor release first.
+Please refer to the support `commitment <https://www.powerdns.com/support-commitment>`_ for details on which version are supported.
 
-.. list-table:: PowerDNS Recursor Release Life Cycle
-   :header-rows: 1
+Note: Users with a commercial agreement with PowerDNS.com B.V. or Open-Xchange can receive support for releases which are End Of Life.
+If you are such a user, these EOL statements do not apply to you.
 
-   * - Version
-     - Release date
-     - Critical-Only updates
-     - End of Life
-   * - 5.3
-     - August 28 2025
-     - ~ February 2026
-     - ~ February 2027
-   * - 5.2
-     - January 14 2025
-     - August 28 2025
-     - August 28 2026
-   * - 5.1
-     - July 10 2024
-     - January 14 2025
-     - January 14 2026
-   * - 5.0
-     - January 10 2024
-     - July 10 2024
-     - EOL July 10 2025
-   * - 4.9
-     - June 30 2023
-     - January 10 2024
-     - EOL January 10 2025
-   * - 4.8
-     - December 12 2022
-     - June 30 2023
-     - EOL June 30 2024
-   * - 4.7
-     - May 2022
-     - December 2022
-     - EOL January 10 2024
-   * - 4.6
-     - December 2021
-     - May 2022
-     - EOL June 2023
-   * - 4.5
-     - May 2021
-     - December 2021
-     - EOL December 2022
-   * - 4.4
-     - October 2020
-     - May 2021
-     - EOL May 2022
-   * - 4.3
-     - March 2020
-     - October 2020
-     - EOL December 2021
-   * - 4.2
-     - July 2019
-     - October 2020
-     - EOL May 2021
-   * - 4.1
-     - December 2017
-     - March 2020
-     - EOL October 2020
-   * - 4.0 and older
-     - EOL
-     - EOL
-     - EOL
+Note that for the Open Source support channels we only support the latest minor release of a release train.
+That means that we ask you to reproduce potential issues on the latest minor release first.
 
-Note we did not have a very regular release schedule in the past,
-so the dates for older releases do not follow the pattern described above.