From 46fb37c70cd43f39de533f13639c29855dfec91e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Willy Tarreau Date: Fri, 14 May 2021 09:02:22 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] MINOR: version: mention that it's LTS now. The version will be maintained up to around Q2 2026. Let's also update the INSTALL file to mention this. --- INSTALL | 19 ++++++++++--------- include/haproxy/version.h | 2 +- 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL index 16d449dac..480a46842 100644 --- a/INSTALL +++ b/INSTALL @@ -1,15 +1,16 @@ 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 2.4 is a long-term supported version, which means that it will get +fixes for bugs as they are discovered till around Q2 2026 and will not receive +new features. This version is suitable for general deployment as it is expected +to receive less frequent updates than regular stable branches which have an odd +digit in the minor version number. New users are strongly advised encouraged to +use only such long-term supported versions such as the ones provided by their +software vendor or Linux distribution. If for any reason you would 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 diff --git a/include/haproxy/version.h b/include/haproxy/version.h index 6d67290ce..0b309a0bc 100644 --- a/include/haproxy/version.h +++ b/include/haproxy/version.h @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ #ifdef CONFIG_PRODUCT_STATUS #define PRODUCT_STATUS CONFIG_PRODUCT_STATUS #else -#define PRODUCT_STATUS "Status: development branch - not safe for use in production." +#define PRODUCT_STATUS "Status: long-term supported branch - will stop receiving fixes around Q2 2026." #endif #ifdef CONFIG_PRODUCT_URL_BUGS