Hi, We only provide patch release the last 2 major release, which means you can at least have one year community support in Camel. If we release Camel 2.13.0, we will retire the Camel 2.11.x fix branch.
-- Willem Jiang Red Hat, Inc. Web: http://www.redhat.com Blog: http://willemjiang.blogspot.com (English) http://jnn.iteye.com (Chinese) Twitter: willemjiang Weibo: 姜宁willem On March 18, 2014 at 10:45:13 PM, Wai Lik Chong (wailik.mo...@gmail.com) wrote: > Hi Claus, > > Thanks for your information. That is awesome! Yes, i am currently still > using camel 2.1.0 in the project (never been upgraded since about 5 years > ago). I'm looking into the camel upgrade now, therefore i want assess which > camel version should go for based on the impact and support available. > > > On 18 March 2014 18:42, Claus Ibsen wrote: > > > On Tue, Mar 18, 2014 at 11:31 AM, Wai Lik Chong > > wrote: > > > Hi Claus, > > > > > > Thanks alot for answer. > > > Is this rule of thumb will always apply to all other apache library such > > as > > > apache abdera, axiom etc? > > > > > > > No each Apache projects has their own policy. Some projects only > > support latest code, and others do support and release patch releases > > etc. Mind that support is many things. You can always contact any > > Apache project using the mailing list to ask for help - also for older > > releases etc. Its just that some Apache projects do not fix and > > release on older versions. eg its not fun to fix stuff in code that is > > many years old etc. But the source code is free, and anyone can grab > > the code, and apply their own fixes. For example if a fix has been > > merged to a newer release, you can try to apply that same fix on the > > source code of old fix to try to fix it yourself etc. > > > > > > Also all support from Apache is community and volunteer based. > > Some Apache projects has commercial support from companies. That are > > usually the bigger Apache projects. > > > > PS: Are you really using Apache Camel 2.1.0 - that is very old. Or do > > you mean Camel 2.11 ? eg eleven? > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks in advance > > > Wai Lik > > > > > > > > > On 18 March 2014 16:54, Claus Ibsen wrote: > > > > > >> Hi > > >> > > >> See > > >> http://camel.apache.org/download > > >> > > >> When Camel 2.13.0 is released (soon) then Camel 2.11.x is retired and > > >> no longer active supported. > > >> The rule of thumb is that we support 2 patch branches back. > > >> > > >> If you are looking for a longer support timeframe, you can try > > >> commercial support > > >> http://camel.apache.org/commercial-camel-offerings.html > > >> > > >> On Tue, Mar 18, 2014 at 9:51 AM, Wai Lik Chong > > >> wrote: > > >> > Hi, > > >> > > > >> > I have been using camel 2.1.0 in my project. I would like to know > > when is > > >> > the end of life support for the library version I am using. I have > > been > > >> > checking from the homepage https://camel.apache.org but not able get > > any > > >> > information. > > >> > In addition, I would also like to know the end of life date of every > > >> > version so that i can plan when to upgrade my library. > > >> > Thanks alot in advance for your help. > > >> > > > >> > Wai Lik > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> -- > > >> Claus Ibsen > > >> ----------------- > > >> Red Hat, Inc. > > >> Email: cib...@redhat.com > > >> Twitter: davsclaus > > >> Blog: http://davsclaus.com > > >> Author of Camel in Action: http://www.manning.com/ibsen > > >> Make your Camel applications look hawt, try: http://hawt.io > > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Claus Ibsen > > ----------------- > > Red Hat, Inc. > > Email: cib...@redhat.com > > Twitter: davsclaus > > Blog: http://davsclaus.com > > Author of Camel in Action: http://www.manning.com/ibsen > > Make your Camel applications look hawt, try: http://hawt.io > > >
