[FreeBSD-Announce] HEADS UP: FreeBSD 8.3 EoL

[Xin Li]

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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:

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  |  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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