diff --git a/docs/release-process.md b/docs/release-process.md index 22c2fd19..121c3bf1 100644 --- a/docs/release-process.md +++ b/docs/release-process.md @@ -161,7 +161,91 @@ You can create a short changelog using the command: $ git log --format="%h (%aN) %s" --no-merges origin/stable..$r ``` +## Project References +Here's a table showing the relationship of major tools, their EOL dates, and +their status in Ubuntu & Debian. +Those distros tend to be good indicators of how long we need to support things. + +Things in bold indicate stuff to take note of, but does not guarantee that we +still support them. +Things in italics are things we used to care about but probably don't anymore. + +| Date | EOL | [Git][rel-g] | [Python][rel-p] | [Ubuntu][rel-u] / [Debian][rel-d] | Git | Python | +|:--------:|:------------:|--------------|-----------------|-----------------------------------|-----|--------| +| Oct 2008 | *Oct 2013* | | 2.6.0 | *10.04 Lucid* - 10.10 Maverick / *Squeeze* | +| Dec 2008 | *Feb 2009* | | 3.0.0 | +| Feb 2009 | *Mar 2012* | | | Debian 5 Lenny | 1.5.6.5 | 2.5.2 | +| Jun 2009 | *Jun 2016* | | 3.1.0 | *10.04 Lucid* - 10.10 Maverick / *Squeeze* | +| Feb 2010 | *Oct 2012* | 1.7.0 | | *10.04 Lucid* - *12.04 Precise* - 12.10 Quantal | +| Apr 2010 | *Apr 2015* | | | *10.04 Lucid* | 1.7.0.4 | 2.6.5 3.1.2 | +| Jul 2010 | *Dec 2019* | | **2.7.0** | 11.04 Natty - **** | +| Oct 2010 | | | | 10.10 Maverick | 1.7.1 | 2.6.6 3.1.3 | +| Feb 2011 | *Feb 2016* | | | Debian 6 Squeeze | 1.7.2.5 | 2.6.6 3.1.3 | +| Apr 2011 | | | | 11.04 Natty | 1.7.4 | 2.7.1 3.2.0 | +| Oct 2011 | *Feb 2016* | | 3.2.0 | 11.04 Natty - 12.10 Quantal | +| Oct 2011 | | | | 11.10 Ocelot | 1.7.5.4 | 2.7.2 3.2.2 | +| Apr 2012 | *Apr 2019* | | | *12.04 Precise* | 1.7.9.5 | 2.7.3 3.2.3 | +| Sep 2012 | *Sep 2017* | | 3.3.0 | 13.04 Raring - 13.10 Saucy | +| Oct 2012 | *Dec 2014* | 1.8.0 | | 13.04 Raring - 13.10 Saucy | +| Oct 2012 | | | | 12.10 Quantal | 1.7.10.4 | 2.7.3 3.2.3 | +| Apr 2013 | | | | 13.04 Raring | 1.8.1.2 | 2.7.4 3.3.1 | +| May 2013 | *May 2018* | | | Debian 7 Wheezy | 1.7.10.4 | 2.7.3 3.2.3 | +| Oct 2013 | | | | 13.10 Saucy | 1.8.3.2 | 2.7.5 3.3.2 | +| Feb 2014 | *Dec 2014* | **1.9.0** | | **14.04 Trusty** | +| Mar 2014 | *Mar 2019* | | **3.4.0** | **14.04 Trusty** - 15.10 Wily / **Jessie** | +| Apr 2014 | **Apr 2022** | | | **14.04 Trusty** | 1.9.1 | 2.7.5 3.4.0 | +| May 2014 | *Dec 2014* | 2.0.0 | +| Aug 2014 | *Dec 2014* | **2.1.0** | | 14.10 Utopic - 15.04 Vivid / **Jessie** | +| Oct 2014 | | | | 14.10 Utopic | 2.1.0 | 2.7.8 3.4.2 | +| Nov 2014 | *Sep 2015* | 2.2.0 | +| Feb 2015 | *Sep 2015* | 2.3.0 | +| Apr 2015 | *May 2017* | 2.4.0 | +| Apr 2015 | **Jun 2020** | | | **Debian 8 Jessie** | 2.1.4 | 2.7.9 3.4.2 | +| Apr 2015 | | | | 15.04 Vivid | 2.1.4 | 2.7.9 3.4.3 | +| Jul 2015 | *May 2017* | 2.5.0 | | 15.10 Wily | +| Sep 2015 | *May 2017* | 2.6.0 | +| Sep 2015 | **Sep 2020** | | **3.5.0** | **16.04 Xenial** - 17.04 Zesty / **Stretch** | +| Oct 2015 | | | | 15.10 Wily | 2.5.0 | 2.7.9 3.4.3 | +| Jan 2016 | *Jul 2017* | **2.7.0** | | **16.04 Xenial** | +| Mar 2016 | *Jul 2017* | 2.8.0 | +| Apr 2016 | **Apr 2024** | | | **16.04 Xenial** | 2.7.4 | 2.7.11 3.5.1 | +| Jun 2016 | *Jul 2017* | 2.9.0 | | 16.10 Yakkety | +| Sep 2016 | *Sep 2017* | 2.10.0 | +| Oct 2016 | | | | 16.10 Yakkety | 2.9.3 | 2.7.11 3.5.1 | +| Nov 2016 | *Sep 2017* | **2.11.0** | | 17.04 Zesty / **Stretch** | +| Dec 2016 | **Dec 2021** | | **3.6.0** | 17.10 Artful - **18.04 Bionic** - 18.10 Cosmic | +| Feb 2017 | *Sep 2017* | 2.12.0 | +| Apr 2017 | | | | 17.04 Zesty | 2.11.0 | 2.7.13 3.5.3 | +| May 2017 | *May 2018* | 2.13.0 | +| Jun 2017 | **Jun 2022** | | | **Debian 9 Stretch** | 2.11.0 | 2.7.13 3.5.3 | +| Aug 2017 | *Dec 2019* | 2.14.0 | | 17.10 Artful | +| Oct 2017 | *Dec 2019* | 2.15.0 | +| Oct 2017 | | | | 17.10 Artful | 2.14.1 | 2.7.14 3.6.3 | +| Jan 2018 | *Dec 2019* | 2.16.0 | +| Apr 2018 | *Dec 2019* | 2.17.0 | | **18.04 Bionic** | +| Apr 2018 | **Apr 2028** | | | **18.04 Bionic** | 2.17.0 | 2.7.15 3.6.5 | +| Jun 2018 | *Dec 2019* | 2.18.0 | +| Jun 2018 | **Jun 2023** | | 3.7.0 | 19.04 Disco - **20.04 Focal** / **Buster** | +| Sep 2018 | *Dec 2019* | 2.19.0 | | 18.10 Cosmic | +| Oct 2018 | | | | 18.10 Cosmic | 2.19.1 | 2.7.15 3.6.6 | +| Dec 2018 | *Dec 2019* | **2.20.0** | | 19.04 Disco / **Buster** | +| Feb 2019 | *Dec 2019* | 2.21.0 | +| Apr 2019 | | | | 19.04 Disco | 2.20.1 | 2.7.16 3.7.3 | +| Jun 2019 | | 2.22.0 | +| Jul 2019 | **Jul 2024** | | | **Debian 10 Buster** | 2.20.1 | 2.7.16 3.7.3 | +| Aug 2019 | | 2.23.0 | +| Oct 2019 | **Oct 2024** | | 3.8.0 | +| Oct 2019 | | | | 19.10 Eoan | 2.20.1 | 2.7.17 3.7.5 | +| Nov 2019 | | 2.24.0 | +| Jan 2020 | | 2.25.0 | | **20.04 Focal** | +| Apr 2020 | **Apr 2030** | | | **20.04 Focal** | 2.25.0 | 2.7.17 3.7.5 | + + +[rel-d]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debian_version_history +[rel-g]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Git#Releases +[rel-p]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Python#Table_of_versions +[rel-u]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_version_history#Table_of_versions [example announcement]: https://groups.google.com/d/topic/repo-discuss/UGBNismWo1M/discussion [repo-discuss@googlegroups.com]: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/repo-discuss [go/repo-release]: https://goto.google.com/repo-release