[FreeBSD-Announce] HEADS UP: FreeBSD 8.3 EoL

[Kevin Oberman]

Just a note that the last sentence of the first paragraph is out of conext.
It's too late to update before April 30, 2014.

Not worth correcting,  but worth not repeating next time a release passes
EOL.
On May 7, 2014 1:13 PM, "Xin Li" <security-officer at freebsd.org> wrote:

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> Hello Everyone,
>
> As previously announced on January 31, 2014, FreeBSD 8.3 has reached its
> End of Life on April 30, 2014, and will no longer be supported by the
> FreeBSD Security Team.  Users of FreeBSD 8.3 are strongly encouraged to
> upgrade to one of the newer releases before the that date.
>
> The current supported branches and expected EoL dates are:
>
>   +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
>   |  Branch   |  Release   |  Type  |   Release date   |  Estimated EoL   |
>   |-----------+------------+--------+------------------+------------------|
>   |stable/8   |n/a         |n/a     |n/a               |June 30, 2015     |
>   |-----------+------------+--------+------------------+------------------|
>   |releng/8.4 |8.4-RELEASE |Extended|June 9, 2013      |June 30, 2015     |
>   |-----------+------------+--------+------------------+------------------|
>   |stable/9   |n/a         |n/a     |n/a               |last release + 2y |
>   |-----------+------------+--------+------------------+------------------|
>   |releng/9.1 |9.1-RELEASE |Extended|December 30, 2012 |December 31, 2014 |
>   |-----------+------------+--------+------------------+------------------|
>   |releng/9.2 |9.2-RELEASE |Normal  |September 30, 2013|September 30, 2014|
>   |-----------+------------+--------+------------------+------------------|
>   |stable/10  |n/a         |n/a     |n/a               |last release + 2y |
>   |-----------+------------+--------+------------------+------------------|
>   |releng/10.0|10.0-RELEASE|Normal  |January 20, 2014  |January 31, 2015  |
>   +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
>
> When FreeBSD 9.3-RELEASE is released, it will receive "Extended" support,
> i.e., it will be supported for at least 24 months.
>
> - --
> Xin Li
> FreeBSD Security Officer (acting)
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