qemu/docs-about-build-platforms-Refine-the-distro-support.patch

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From 97db7448bb28e42fae5acb3eb556cfa03a11e0a8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: xiaowanghe <xiaowanghe_yewu@cmss.chinamobile.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2023 00:02:08 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] docs/about/build-platforms: Refine the distro support policy
cherry picked from commit 270629024df1f9f4e704ce8325f958858c5cbff7
For long-term distributions that release a new version only very
seldom, we limit the support to five years after the initial release.
Otherwise, we might need to support distros like openSUSE 15 for
up to 7 or even more years in total due to our "two more years
after the next major release" rule, which is just way too much to
handle in a project like QEMU that only has limited human resources.
Message-Id: <20230223193257.1068205-1-thuth@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Huth <thuth@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Wanghe Xiao <xiaowanghe_yewu@cmss.chinamobile.com>
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docs/about/build-platforms.rst | 3 ++-
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/docs/about/build-platforms.rst b/docs/about/build-platforms.rst
index c29a4b8fe6..d893a2be1c 100644
--- a/docs/about/build-platforms.rst
+++ b/docs/about/build-platforms.rst
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ Non-supported architectures may be removed in the future following the
Linux OS, macOS, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD
-----------------------------------------
-The project aims to support the most recent major version at all times. Support
+The project aims to support the most recent major version at all times for
+up to five years after its initial release. Support
for the previous major version will be dropped 2 years after the new major
version is released or when the vendor itself drops support, whichever comes
first. In this context, third-party efforts to extend the lifetime of a distro
--
2.41.0.windows.1