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Trim down the proposal quite a bit, making it much closer to the previous text, just more explicit about what we support.
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The Nix release cycle is calendar-based as follows: 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; Nix has a release cycle of roughly 6 weeks.
- A new major version (`XX+1.1.0`) is published twice a year, in April and October, and supported for eight months. Notable changes and additions are announced in the release notes for each version.
The rationale behind that cycle is that The supported Nix versions are:
- Minor versions stay close to master and bring early access to new features for the user who need them; - The latest release
- Major versions are aligned with the NixOS releases (released one month before NixOS and supported for as long at it). - 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. Bugfixes and security issues are backported to every supported version.
Patch releases are published as needed. Patch releases are published as needed.
Notable changes and additions are announced in the release notes for each version. Notable changes and additions are announced in the release notes for each version.