From: Willy Tarreau Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2019 18:19:24 +0000 (+0100) Subject: DOC: mention in INSTALL haproxy 2.1 is a stable stable version X-Git-Tag: v2.1.0~2 X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=eb1a3ee5;p=thirdparty%2Fhaproxy.git DOC: mention in INSTALL haproxy 2.1 is a stable stable version Let's switch back to the stable wording now. --- diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL index 40e3a045f9..78395acdda 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 2.1 is a stable version, which means that it will get fixes for bugs as +they are discovered till around Q1 2021 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 http://www.haproxy.com/. Areas covered in this document