[erlang-questions] Patch Package: OTP 19.3.6.4

[Rickard Green]

On Fri, Dec 1, 2017 at 7:33 PM, derek <denc716@REDACTED> wrote:

>
> On Thu, Nov 30, 2017 at 1:06 PM, Sverker Eriksson <
> sverker.eriksson@REDACTED> wrote:
> > All announced patches on 19 will have versions OTP-19.3.6.x
>
> But wait, will there be more 19.3.7+.x versions?
>
> >
> > Any other pushed OTP-19 tag is some sort of special customer request
> > of backporting fix or feature.
>
> ok, so I think I can skip this OTP-19.2.y.z.
>
> >
> > If something is fixed for example on OTP-19.2.y.z, then it will also
> > be fixed or already have been fixed on OTP-19.3.6.x.
> >
> > /Sverker
>
>
> And Ingela or Sverker can comment on the long term maintenance plan? or
> generic rules
>
> https://github.com/nodejs/Release#release-schedule   Something like this
> for nodejs, it clearly mentioned Maintenance LTS End for each major node
> version;
>
> I just wonder when can I drop support of Erlang 17, 18, ... ?
>
> >
> >
> > On tor, 2017-11-30 at 12:15 -0800, derek wrote:
> >> To Ingela and if sverker also on the list:
> >>
> >> This morning I just found OTP-19.2.3.1 release is available, for the
> >> only changed application is erts-8.2.2.1;  I'm trying to understand
> >> why is this needed? when you already have OTP 19.3.6.3 which included
> >> erts-8.3.5.3;
> >> how many users are there sticking with 19.2 and can upgrade
> >> 19.2.X.Y.latest but can't upgrade to 19.3.X.Y.latest  ?
> >> as a downstream OS distribution packager, I want to know if this need
> >> a packaging as well
> >>
> >> Could you also talk on what are the Erlang OTP release rules? if not
> >> have recorded on some link? and what's the maintenance plan for each
> >> past release? how long will each release be supported? like 19 will
> >> be
> >> supported till Month-Year? 18 till what Month-Year?   and is 17
> >> already no longer maintained?
> >>
> >>
> >> https://github.com/erlang/otp/releases
> >> https://github.com/erlang/otp/releases/tag/OTP-19.2.3.1
>
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See my mail to erlang-question with subject "OTP Versions and Maint
Branches".

Regards,
Rickard

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Rickard Green, Erlang/OTP, Ericsson AB
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