From f78161bb8e87a79e0cdeff0c55266b58e45071d3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Th=C3=A9ophane=20Hufschmitt?= <7226587+thufschmitt@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2024 10:47:19 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Adress feedback from the PR Trim down the proposal quite a bit, making it much closer to the previous text, just more explicit about what we support. --- doc/manual/src/release-notes/index.md | 11 ++++++----- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/manual/src/release-notes/index.md b/doc/manual/src/release-notes/index.md index 150253baa..331ddf685 100644 --- a/doc/manual/src/release-notes/index.md +++ b/doc/manual/src/release-notes/index.md @@ -2,14 +2,15 @@ The Nix release cycle is calendar-based as follows: -- A new minor version (`XX.YY+1.0`) is published every month and supported for two months; -- A new major version (`XX+1.1.0`) is published twice a year, in April and October, and supported for eight months. +Nix has a release cycle of roughly 6 weeks. +Notable changes and additions are announced in the release notes for each version. -The rationale behind that cycle is that -- Minor versions stay close to master and bring early access to new features for the user who need them; -- Major versions are aligned with the NixOS releases (released one month before NixOS and supported for as long at it). +The supported Nix versions are: +- The latest release +- The version used in the stable NixOS release, which is announced in the [NixOS release notes](https://nixos.org/manual/nixos/stable/release-notes.html#ch-release-notes). Bugfixes and security issues are backported to every supported version. Patch releases are published as needed. Notable changes and additions are announced in the release notes for each version. +