From: Otto Moerbeek Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2025 13:28:28 +0000 (+0200) Subject: rec doc: simplify EOL page X-Git-Tag: rec-5.4.0-alpha1~238^2~2 X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=71481be55d9272140dd2e2744ed68fcae8eac506;p=thirdparty%2Fpdns.git rec doc: simplify EOL page Signed-off-by: Otto Moerbeek --- diff --git a/pdns/recursordist/docs/appendices/EOL.rst b/pdns/recursordist/docs/appendices/EOL.rst index 09b5aaa038..620735e10e 100644 --- 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 -`_ -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 `_ 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.