Re: Unclear EOL

On 09/05/2018 02:57 PM, Adrian Klaver wrote:
> On 09/05/2018 02:37 PM, David Fetter wrote:
>> Folks,
>>
>> The EOLs listed in the table aren't super specific looking forward.
>>
>> https://www.postgresql.org/support/versioning/
>>
>> Would it be OK to name the (planned) release date of the final minor
>> release in that table?
>>
>> I'm asking because I've had some complaints from people who assume, I
>> believe reasonably, that that table represents the actual EOL and not
>> the current meaning of, "the date past which the date of the next
>> point release is planned to come out."
> 
> I am not getting that. If you look at 10:
> 
> Version Current minor     Supported First release date   EOL date
> 10     10.5             Yes       October 2017            October 2022
> 
> EOL of life is at the 5 years support stated. At that point no further 
> releases will be done on it.

Hmm, read David J.'s post and learned something. There is one more minor 
release done. Still, I figure that the EOL date(month) is the one I 
ought to have upgraded by.

> 
> 
>>
>> What say?
>>
>> Best,
>> David.
>>
> 
> 


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