[rudder-announce] Rudder 4.1 and 4.3 End-Of-Life dates and lifecycle policy update

[Vincent Membré]

Dear Rudder users,As Rudder 5.0 final release was announced on the 11th 
October 2018, we set up dates for 4.1 and 4.3 end-of-life.


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    Following our lifecycle policy, we planned Rudder 4.3 end-of-life 3
    months after 5.0 release, on the 11th January 2019.

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    We also planned an 4.1 ESR end-of-life 6 months after 5.0 release,
    on the 11th April 2019.

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    Rudder 5.0 and further versions will now all follow our general
    policy of maintaining releases 3 months after next release, and the
    ESR tag disappears

Why there is no next ESR announced?

We want to simplify Rudder maintenance lifecycle, and ease the choice of 
which version to install (“Should I keep on an ESR or should I install 
latest version?”).

This will allow us to give more focus on our latest version to make it 
more robust, with more time spent on fixing bugs. You will find more 
details on why we changed our policy and which new features Rudder 5.0 
brings on our blog: http://www.normation.com/en/blog/2018/10/10/rudder-5-0/

If you want to keep a slower upgrade pace, with release support up to 24 
months, you can get long term maintenance with a Rudder subscription 
which also includes editor support and plugins. Discover the 
subscription here: https://www.normation.com/en/rudder/subscription/


If you want to read more about our versioning policy and current 
lifecycle of our releases, you can read more here on 
http://bit.ly/Rudder-FAQ-Rudder-versioningBest Regards
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