ClamAV® blog: Changes to Cl amAV end-of-life policy and a new Long Term Support policy
"Joel Esler (jesler)" <[email protected]> Fri, 3 Sep 2021 15:52:10 +0000
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> Changes to ClamAV end-of-life policy and a new Long Term Support =
policy
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> Today, we're announcing changes to the ClamAV End-of-Life (EOL) policy =
to include a new Long Term Support program.
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> <>These are the main points of the updated EOL policy:
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> Long Term Support (LTS) Feature Releases
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> ClamAV 0.103 is the first Long Term Support (LTS) feature release.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> A new LTS feature release will be identified approximately every two =
years.
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> Users must stay up-to-date with the latest patch versions for =
continued support. As of Aug. 28, that means version 0.103.3.
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> Regular (non-LTS) Feature Releases
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> 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.
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> Non-LTS feature releases will be allowed access to download signatures =
until at least four months after the feature release after that is =
published.
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> 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.
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> 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>.
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1.2141em; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; max-width: =
100%;">Changes to ClamAV end-of-life policy and a new Long Term Support =
policy</h1><p data-line=3D"0" style=3D"max-width: 100%;" class=3D""><span =
style=3D"max-width: 100%;" class=3D"">Today, we're announcing changes to =
the ClamAV End-of-Life (EOL) policy to include a<span style=3D"max-width: =
100%;" class=3D""> </span>new<span style=3D"max-width: 100%;" =
class=3D""> </span>Long Term Support program.<span =
style=3D"max-width: 100%;" class=3D""></span></span></p><a name=3D"more" =
style=3D"max-width: 100%;" class=3D""></a><p data-line=3D"2" =
style=3D"max-width: 100%;" class=3D""><span style=3D"max-width: 100%;" =
class=3D"">These are the main points of the updated EOL =
policy:</span></p><ul style=3D"max-width: 100%;" class=3D""><li =
data-line=3D"4" style=3D"max-width: 100%;" class=3D""><p data-line=3D"4" =
style=3D"max-width: 100%;" class=3D""><span style=3D"max-width: 100%;" =
class=3D""><strong style=3D"max-width: 100%;" class=3D"">Long Term =
Support (LTS) Feature Releases</strong></span></p><p data-line=3D"6" =
style=3D"max-width: 100%;" class=3D""><span style=3D"max-width: 100%;" =
class=3D"">ClamAV<span style=3D"max-width: 100%;" =
class=3D""> </span>0.103<span style=3D"max-width: 100%;" =
class=3D""> </span>is the first Long Term Support (LTS) feature =
release.</span></p><p data-line=3D"8" style=3D"max-width: 100%;" =
class=3D""><span style=3D"max-width: 100%;" class=3D"">LTS feature =
releases will be supported for<span style=3D"max-width: 100%;" =
class=3D""> </span>at least<span style=3D"max-width: 100%;" =
class=3D""> </span><span style=3D"max-width: 100%;" class=3D"">three =
</span>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.</span></p><p =
data-line=3D"10" style=3D"max-width: 100%;" class=3D""><span =
style=3D"max-width: 100%;" class=3D"">Each LTS feature release will be =
supported with critical patch versions<span style=3D"max-width: 100%;" =
class=3D""> </span>and<span style=3D"max-width: 100%;" =
class=3D""> </span>access to download signatures for the duration =
of the three-year support period.</span></p><p data-line=3D"12" =
style=3D"max-width: 100%;" class=3D""><span style=3D"max-width: 100%;" =
class=3D"">A new LTS feature release will be identified<span =
style=3D"max-width: 100%;" class=3D""> </span>approximately<span =
style=3D"max-width: 100%;" class=3D""> </span>every<span =
style=3D"max-width: 100%;" class=3D""> </span><span =
style=3D"max-width: 100%;" class=3D"">two </span>years.</span></p><p =
data-line=3D"14" style=3D"max-width: 100%;" class=3D""><span =
style=3D"max-width: 100%;" class=3D"">Users must stay up-to-date with =
the latest patch versions for continued support. As of Aug. 28, that =
means version 0.103.3.</span></p></li><li data-line=3D"16" =
style=3D"max-width: 100%;" class=3D""><p data-line=3D"16" =
style=3D"max-width: 100%;" class=3D""><span style=3D"max-width: 100%;" =
class=3D""><strong style=3D"max-width: 100%;" class=3D"">Regular =
(non-LTS) Feature Releases</strong></span></p><p data-line=3D"18" =
style=3D"max-width: 100%;" class=3D""><span style=3D"max-width: 100%;" =
class=3D"">Non-LTS feature releases will be supported with critical =
patch versions for at least four months<span style=3D"max-width: 100%;" =
class=3D""> </span>from the initial publication date of the<span =
style=3D"max-width: 100%;" class=3D""> </span>next<span =
style=3D"max-width: 100%;" class=3D""> </span>feature release or =
until the<span style=3D"max-width: 100%;" class=3D""> </span>feature =
release after that is published.</span></p><p data-line=3D"20" =
style=3D"max-width: 100%;" class=3D""><span style=3D"max-width: 100%;" =
class=3D"">Non-LTS feature releases will be allowed access to download =
signatures until at least four months after the<span style=3D"max-width: =
100%;" class=3D""> </span>feature release after that is =
published.</span></p></li></ul><p data-line=3D"22" style=3D"max-width: =
100%;" class=3D""><span style=3D"max-width: 100%;" class=3D"">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.</span></p><p =
data-line=3D"24" style=3D"max-width: 100%;" class=3D""><span =
style=3D"max-width: 100%;" class=3D"">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<span style=3D"max-width: =
100%;" class=3D""> </span><span style=3D"max-width: 100%;" =
class=3D""><a data-href=3D"https://docs.clamav.net/faq/faq-eol.html" =
href=3D"https://docs.clamav.net/faq/faq-eol.html" =
title=3D"https://docs.clamav.net/faq/faq-eol.html" style=3D"color: =
rgb(73, 129, 254); max-width: 100%;" class=3D"">EOL policy page in our =
online =
documentation</a>.</span></span></p></div></div></div></blockquote></div><=
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