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| author | Francesco Gazzetta <fgaz@fgaz.me> | 2021-11-15 11:24:42 +0100 |
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| committer | Drew DeVault <sir@cmpwn.com> | 2021-11-15 11:30:51 +0100 |
| commit | 26079749f75776479a77b56d03f75e1bb34c70c5 (patch) | |
| tree | 5a645cfb845460e92eed9db7237962b62ea7a921 /builds.sr.ht/compatibility.md | |
| parent | ab13c63124551b5c5c4b8beac50d646999ccef2e (diff) | |
| download | sr.ht-docs-26079749f75776479a77b56d03f75e1bb34c70c5.tar.gz | |
Clarify the NixOS support policy
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diff --git a/builds.sr.ht/compatibility.md b/builds.sr.ht/compatibility.md index d5a85d2..3cef8a5 100644 --- a/builds.sr.ht/compatibility.md +++ b/builds.sr.ht/compatibility.md @@ -730,8 +730,14 @@ Custom package repositories are not supported on NetBSD builds. Maintainer: Francesco Gazzetta <fgaz@fgaz.me> -Support policy: NixOS upstream does not have a clear support policy. We ship the -latest stable version and the latest bleeding edge. +Support policy: NixOS upstream does not have a clear support policy, but usually +old releases continue to get security fixes for +[a short amount of time](https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Nix_channels#The_official_channels) +after they are superseded. +We ship the latest stable version (channel `nixos-YY.MM`) +and the latest bleeding edge (channel `nixos-unstable`). +We remove old versions after they are marked as "End of life" at +[status.nixos.org](https://status.nixos.org/). <table class="table table-sm table-hover"> <thead> |