Hi All, We currently maintain too many versions (2.7, 3.0, 3.1, 3.2...), and the roadmap of the end of each version has not been determined. So, I would like to start a discussing on the plan of Dubbo.
I suggest that we define the roadmap of new versions as follows: *Feature for 6 months.* After that will not merge any feature and will make the version stable. *Bugfix for 12 months*. After that will not merge any bugfix except security issues. *Security maintain for 18 months.* In order to make it more clearly, I will enumerate both from the maintenance roadmap of each version and what we have to do at each point in time. Version Status 2.7 2022.9 ~ 2023.3 Security 2023.3 ~ EOL 3.0 2022.9 ~ 2023.3 Security 2023.3 ~ EOL 3.1 GA (General Availability) version will be released after 2022.9. 2022.9 ~ 2023.3 Bugfix 2022.9 ~ 2023.9 Security maintain 2023.9 ~ EOL 3.2 EA (Early Access) version will be released after 2022.9. GA (General Availability) version will be released after 2023.3. 2022.9 ~ 2023.3 Feature 2022.9 ~ 2023.9 Bugfix 2022.9 ~ 2024.3 Security maintain 2024.3 ~ EOL 3.3 EA (Early Access) version will be released after 2023.2. GA (General Availability) version will be released after 2023.9. 2023.2 ~ 2023.9 Feature 2023.2 ~ 2024.3 Bugfix 2023.2 ~ 2024.9 Security maintain 2024.9 ~ EOL 3.4 EA (Early Access) version will be released after 2023.9. GA (General Availability) version will be released after 2024.3. 2023.9 ~ 2024.3 Feature 2023.9 ~ 2024.9 Bugfix 2023.9 ~ 2025.3 Security maintain 2025.3 ~ EOL Timeline 2022.9 ~ 2023.3 3.0 Security maintain 3.1 GA Release, Bugfix 3.2 EA, Feature 2023.3 ~ 2023.9 3.0 EOL 3.1 Security 3.2 GA Release, Bugfix 3.3 EA, Feature 2023.9 ~ 2024.3 3.1 EOL 3.2 Security 3.3 GA Release, Bugfix 3.4 EA, Feature Thanks, Albumen Kevin
