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Package: base-files
Version: 13.5
In version 252 of systemd the os-release specification now includes a
new field SUPPORT_END which contains the date when the OS goes out of
support. [1]
In Cockpit we are considering showing a warning when the system is about
to reach end of support so it would be beneficial for us that Debian's
os-release file also includes SUPPORT_END. [2]
[1]
https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/latest/os-release.html#SUPPORT_END=
[2] https://github.com/cockpit-project/cockpit/issues/20958
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On Mon, Sep 02, 2024 at 01:48:12PM +0200, Jelle van der Waa wrote:
> Package: base-files
> Version: 13.5
>
> In version 252 of systemd the os-release specification now includes a new
> field SUPPORT_END which contains the date when the OS goes out of support.
> [1]
>
> In Cockpit we are considering showing a warning when the system is about to
> reach end of support so it would be beneficial for us that Debian's
> os-release file also includes SUPPORT_END. [2]
>
> [1]
> https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/latest/os-release.html#SUPPORT_END=
> [2] https://github.com/cockpit-project/cockpit/issues/20958
The proposed field would probably fit in a corporate world, where
there is only one vendor for the software.
But Debian is free software and there is not a single entity providing support.
Therefore, there is not a single value for the field which would make
everybody happy, and several people might have different views about
what date would be the right one.
So, no, for Debian I think it's much better that this information is
distributed elsewhere, not in /etc/os-release.
Thanks.
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