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Re: Git stable releases

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Elijah Newren <newren@gmail.com>
Date
May 22, 2020, 16:54 UTC
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On Fri, May 22, 2020 at 8:38 AM John Carlissi <johncarlissi@gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Thu, May 14, 2020 at 4:25 PM John Carlissi <johncarlissi@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I noticed that with 2.16.6 development stopped whereas with the latest
> > security update, everything 2.17 and newer got the fix. Is there any
> > formal definition as to when a minor version is EOL and no longer gets
> > security updates?
> > Thanks!
>
> Does the silence mean there is no formal definition or did this
> message just get lost in the pile?

These mails from the maintainer may be of interest to you, though I think they lean towards there being no formal definition:

https://lore.kernel.org/git/xmqqwo5luj6r.fsf@gitster.c.googlers.com/
https://lore.kernel.org/git/xmqq8t8bvz6x.fsf@gitster-ct.c.googlers.com/
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  2. John CarlissiMay 22, 2020
  3. Elijah NewrenMay 22, 2020
  4. John CarlissiMay 22, 2020
  5. Junio C HamanoMay 24, 2020

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