Repository availability and security updates for version 11
Matthew Seaman
matthew at FreeBSD.org
Wed Mar 17 15:53:02 UTC 2021
On 17/03/2021 11:26, Guy Noir wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am working with a team to upgrade our infrastructure to version 12,
> however I have a few questions about the EoL event in September for version
> 11:
> 1. How long after September 2020 will the version 11 repository remain
> available?
It will probably be removed from the main download servers fairly soon
after 11.x EoL. However you will still be able to use
ftp-archive.freebsd.org which will have copies of 11.x available
indefinitely.
> 2. Does the FreeBSD team continue to provide security updates for
> version 11 after the EoL in September?
No. If it isn't obvious, 'EoL' means no more support for that version.
Remember the ports will cease to support 11.x at the same time. That
often means a small flood of changes will be implemented that had been
held back because of incompatibility with 11.x. So don't count on being
able to update any applications with known security problems after the
EoL either. It might work, or it might not: no guarrantees.
Cheers,
Matthew
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