Re: Support timeframe
On 25/06/2010 10:52, Bernd Zeimetz wrote: > As usual in Debian - which is a community effort mostly - you can get a > release > quicker or longer security support for a release, if you pay somebody to do > so. > There are several companies and consultants who employ/are Debian developers > and > would be willing to do such a job. > And if in the end that means there are more people working on security updates for (old)stable release, that means it benefits every user. Sure, the support might be on very specific packages, not all the distribution, meaning the security team can't extend the supported time, but it's still better than nothing :) Cheers, -- Yves-Alexis -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-project-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4c2473d8.1050...@debian.org
Re: Support timeframe
On 06/23/2010 07:22 PM, Steve Smith wrote: > The reason why I ask is because we have a hardware appliance that is based on > Debian and we are working on upgrading to version 5. Because the previous > version is not longer supported, we need to provide a patch policy for our > appliance. If you're still working on that, it might make sense to skip Lenny and upgrade to Squeeze directly. Its a good time to test things now and come out with the finished product when Squeeze is released, or probably a bit after that. The freeze time is more or less fixed now. As usual in Debian - which is a community effort mostly - you can get a release quicker or longer security support for a release, if you pay somebody to do so. There are several companies and consultants who employ/are Debian developers and would be willing to do such a job. -- Bernd ZeimetzDebian GNU/Linux Developer http://bzed.dehttp://www.debian.org GPG Fingerprints: 06C8 C9A2 EAAD E37E 5B2C BE93 067A AD04 C93B FF79 ECA1 E3F2 8E11 2432 D485 DD95 EB36 171A 6FF9 435F -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-project-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4c246e6a.9060...@bzed.de
Re: Support timeframe
On Wed, 23 Jun 2010, Steve Smith wrote: > In general, how long is a version for Debian supported? Generally speaking, 12-18 months after the release of a new stable version is when security support is stopped. Generally, that means between three and four years of support for a version. > Ie, I believe that it is Microsoft's policy to stop providing > support (patches, fixes, etc) after 6 years from a release. Is there > any such policy for Debian and if so- what is it? What would it be > for version 5? Ie, is it safe to say that version 5 will not be > supported after 2014? Pretty safe, yes. Support will most likely be stopped some time in 2012. > The reason why I ask is because we have a hardware appliance that is > based on Debian and we are working on upgrading to version 5. > Because the previous version is not longer supported, we need to > provide a patch policy for our appliance. If it's something that you need security support for longer, you can certainly hire someone to continue security support (and any other backported fixes) to lenny, and possibly band together with others who need the same. Don Armstrong -- If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something. -- Steven Wright http://www.donarmstrong.com http://rzlab.ucr.edu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-project-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20100623181231.gd27...@teltox.donarmstrong.com
Re: Support timeframe
On Wed, 23 Jun 2010 12:22:36 -0500, Steve Smith wrote: > Hello, > > In general, how long is a version for Debian supported? Ie, I believe that > it is Microsoft's policy to stop providing support (patches, fixes, etc) > after 6 years from a release. Is there any such policy for Debian and if so- > what is it? What would it be for version 5? Ie, is it safe to say that > version 5 will not be supported after 2014? > > The reason why I ask is because we have a hardware appliance that is based on > Debian and we are working on upgrading to version 5. Because the previous > version is not longer supported, we need to provide a patch policy for our > appliance. Stable releases are supported for one year following the release date of the subsequent stable release. Hence, support for Debian Lenny (5.0) well end sometime toward the end of 2011 (assuming Squeeze is released toward the end of 2010). Best wishes, Mike -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-project-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20100623140040.d14d3dce.michael.s.gilb...@gmail.com
Support timeframe
Hello, In general, how long is a version for Debian supported? Ie, I believe that it is Microsoft's policy to stop providing support (patches, fixes, etc) after 6 years from a release. Is there any such policy for Debian and if so- what is it? What would it be for version 5? Ie, is it safe to say that version 5 will not be supported after 2014? The reason why I ask is because we have a hardware appliance that is based on Debian and we are working on upgrading to version 5. Because the previous version is not longer supported, we need to provide a patch policy for our appliance. -- Regards, Steve Steve R. Smith, CISSP, CISM | Product Manager Alert Logic, Inc. Direct: 713-351-1761 | Mobile: 713-689-9742 | Fax: 713-660-7988 ssm...@alertlogic.com | www.alertlogic.com
