svn commit: r49480 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/security

[Glen Barber]

Author: gjb
Date: Mon Oct 10 15:56:36 2016
New Revision: 49480
URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/49480

Log:
  Add a note reflecting the support model change as announced last February.
  
  Sponsored by:	The FreeBSD Foundation

Modified:
  head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/security/security.xml

Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/security/security.xml
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--- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/security/security.xml	Mon Oct 10 15:53:22 2016	(r49479)
+++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/security/security.xml	Mon Oct 10 15:56:36 2016	(r49480)
@@ -71,6 +71,20 @@
     branch or release will end.  Please note that these dates may be
     pushed back if circumstances warrant it.</p>
 
+  <p>Effective &os; 11.0-RELEASE, the support model has been
+    changed to allow more rapid development while also providing
+    timely security updates for all supported releases.</p>
+
+  <p>Under the new support model, each major version's stable branch
+    is explicitly supported for 5 years, while each individual point
+    release is only supported for three months after the next point
+    release.</p>
+
+  <p>The details and rationale behind this change can be found in the
+      <a
+	href="https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-announce/2015-February/001624.html">official
+	announcement</a> sent in February 2015.</p>
+
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