From ba7ac6659b294c57b464c0061c26692968881f88 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: oliverpool <git@olivier.pfad.fr>
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2023 17:16:16 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] developer: release: maintenance policy

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 docs/developer/RELEASE.md | 8 ++++++++
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 license: 'CC-BY-SA-4.0'
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+## Maintenance policy
+
+- _unstable_: the current development version receives new features (should not be used in production)
+- _stable_: the latest major version receives full support (bugfixes and security fixes)
+- _oldstable_: the previous major version receives only critical security support
+
+Major version are usually released every 6 month.
+
 ## Release numbering
 
 The Forgejo release numbers are composed of the Gitea release number followed by a dash and a serial number. For instance: