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diff --git a/doc/SUPPORT-POLICY b/doc/SUPPORT-POLICY new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9463e49 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/SUPPORT-POLICY @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +SUPPORT POLICY FOR DEBHELPER COMPAT LEVELS +========================================== + +The current policy for supporting compat levels is: + + * A compat level may be deprecated once the latest oldoldstable release + supports a /newer/ compat level. (E.g. compat 9 can be deprecated once + jessie becomes oldoldstable). + + * Alternatively, a compat level may be deprecated if a debhelper version + supporting a newer compat level is backported to oldoldstable-backports/ + oldoldstable-backports-sloppy and the oldest supported Ubuntu LTS release. + + * These rules are independent of whether Debian oldoldstable is still + supported. + + * Deprecated compat levels may be removed in unstable once it as been released + in Debian stable as deprecated (provided that the deprecation has been + announced at least one year prior to the freeze of said stable release). + |