[chef-dev] Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Supported versions

["Julian C. Dunn" < >]

On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 10:11 AM, Jordan Wilberding 
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>> Should probably have an explicit minimum time in addition to that, like
>> "major versions will be supported for at least two years". That leaves room
>> in case the chef-client team elects to release more often in the future.
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> This is an interesting point. The standard seems to be N and N-1. While I
> understand the business case for having 2 years of support, at the same
> time, we are moving towards CD, so I am curious what others think about this
> in terms of measuring support in years vs major releases.

I think that is generally how most software companies do it, so that
customers have an expectation of a fixed timeframe of support even if
the vendor decides to release more frequently (and/or change the
integer utilized in versioning their products).

- Julian

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