From: Willy Tarreau Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2020 16:00:07 +0000 (+0100) Subject: DOC: mention in INSTALL that haproxy 2.3 is a stable version X-Git-Tag: v2.3.0~2 X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=975908c831f8fa00ccf1afd1f7cfe2ad80a8c8e6;p=thirdparty%2Fhaproxy.git DOC: mention in INSTALL that haproxy 2.3 is a stable version One day we'll have a script to update the status and support dates :-) --- diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL index 32cf5d91e8..59e66c678d 100644 --- a/INSTALL +++ b/INSTALL @@ -1,15 +1,15 @@ Installation instructions for HAProxy ===================================== -This is a development version, so it is expected to break from time to time, -to add and remove features without prior notification and it should not be used -in production. If you are not used to build from sources or if you are not used -to follow updates then it is recommended that instead you use the packages -provided by your software vendor or Linux distribution. Most of them are taking -this task seriously and are doing a good job at backporting important fixes. If -for any reason you'd prefer to use a different version than the one packaged -for your system, you want to be certain to have all the fixes or to get some -commercial support, other choices are available at http://www.haproxy.com/. +HAProxy 2.3 is a stable version, which means that it will get fixes for bugs as +they are discovered till around Q1 2022 and should not receive new features. +This version is mostly suited at experienced users who are willing to quickly +follow updates. New users are encouraged to use long term supported versions +such as the ones provided by their software vendor or Linux distribution, as +such versions require far less common updates. If for any reason you'd prefer +a different version than the one packaged for your system, you want to be +certain to have all the fixes or to get some commercial support, other choices +are available at https://www.haproxy.com/. Areas covered in this document