LTS is great! Earlier this year it seemed like I was spending 1 day per week trying to keep up with ClamAV updates, lockouts etc. Now I have time to do more forward looking software work.
On Fri, 3 Sep 2021 15:52:10 +0000 "Joel Esler \(jesler\) via clamav-users" <clamav-users@lists.clamav.net> wrote: > > > > https://blog.clamav.net/2021/09/changes-to-clamav-end-of-life-policy.html > > <https://blog.clamav.net/2021/09/changes-to-clamav-end-of-life-policy.html> > > > > Changes to ClamAV end-of-life policy and a new Long Term Support policy > > > > Today, we're announcing changes to the ClamAV End-of-Life (EOL) policy to > > include a new Long Term Support program. > > > > <>These are the main points of the updated EOL policy: > > > > Long Term Support (LTS) Feature Releases > > > > ClamAV 0.103 is the first Long Term Support (LTS) feature release. > > > > LTS feature releases will be supported for at least three years from the > > initial publication date of that LTS feature version. In other words, > > support for the LTS release "X.Y" starts when version "X.Y.0" is published > > and ends three years after. > > > > Each LTS feature release will be supported with critical patch versions and > > access to download signatures for the duration of the three-year support > > period. > > > > A new LTS feature release will be identified approximately every two years. > > > > Users must stay up-to-date with the latest patch versions for continued > > support. As of Aug. 28, that means version 0.103.3. > > > > Regular (non-LTS) Feature Releases > > > > Non-LTS feature releases will be supported with critical patch versions for > > at least four months from the initial publication date of the next feature > > release or until the feature release after that is published. > > > > Non-LTS feature releases will be allowed access to download signatures > > until at least four months after the feature release after that is > > published. > > > > If the end-of-life for a version has to change due to a compatibility > > problem, that prohibits the use of new detection technology or affects the > > stability of ClamAV infrastructure, we will announce the end of life for > > those versions four months before they become unsupported. > > > > You can find full details for the updated End-of-Life policy, including a > > version-support matrix and definitions for the policy terminology in the > > EOL policy page in our online documentation > > <https://docs.clamav.net/faq/faq-eol.html>. _______________________________________________ clamav-users mailing list clamav-users@lists.clamav.net https://lists.clamav.net/mailman/listinfo/clamav-users Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: https://github.com/vrtadmin/clamav-faq http://www.clamav.net/contact.html#ml
