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docs:freebsd:choose [2024/06/07 23:44] – Begin simplifying the timeline. grahamperrindocs:freebsd:choose [2024/10/07 23:45] (current) – 14.0-RELEASE EOL. grahamperrin
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   * a long lifespan – the ''stable/13''  branch   * a long lifespan – the ''stable/13''  branch
-  * two supported releases – **13.2-RELEASE**  and **13.3-RELEASE**  on the ''releng/13.2''  and ''releng/13.3''  branches.+  * two supported releases – **13.3-RELEASE** and **13.4-RELEASE** on the ''releng/13.3'' and ''releng/13.4'' branches.
  
 14 has: 14 has:
  
   * a longer lifespan – the ''stable/14''  branch   * a longer lifespan – the ''stable/14''  branch
-  * two supported releases – **14.0-RELEASE** and **14.1-RELEASE** on the ''releng/14.0'' and ''releng/14.1'' branches.+  * one supported release – **14.1-RELEASE** on the ''releng/14.1'' branch.
  
 FreeBSD 14.1-RELEASE is recommended for new installations. FreeBSD 14.1-RELEASE is recommended for new installations.
- 
 ===== Visualising CURRENT (the main branch) and RELEASE (releng branches) ===== ===== Visualising CURRENT (the main branch) and RELEASE (releng branches) =====
  
 Adapted from the timelines at [[https://codeberg.org/FreeBSD/freebsd-src/src/commit/96c567f972e05c47cd239b6c9226354e808f039b/share/misc/bsd-family-tree#L417-L462|https://codeberg.org/FreeBSD/freebsd-src/src/commit/96c567f972e05c47cd239b6c9226354e808f039b/share/misc/bsd-family-tree#L417-L462]]: Adapted from the timelines at [[https://codeberg.org/FreeBSD/freebsd-src/src/commit/96c567f972e05c47cd239b6c9226354e808f039b/share/misc/bsd-family-tree#L417-L462|https://codeberg.org/FreeBSD/freebsd-src/src/commit/96c567f972e05c47cd239b6c9226354e808f039b/share/misc/bsd-family-tree#L417-L462]]:
 <code> <code>
-   |   | +   |    | 
-   |   12.2 (dead) +   |  12.2 (end-of-life) 
-   |   |+   |    |
    |    `------.    |    `------.
    |           |    |           |
-   *-- 13.0    | +   *- 13.0     | 
-   |  (dead)  | +   |  (EOL)    | 
-   |   |       | +   |    |      | 
-   |   |     12.3 (dead) +   |    |    12.3 (EOL) 
-   |   |       | +   |    |      | 
-   |   13.1    | +   |  13.1     | 
-   |  (dead)  | +   |  (EOL)    | 
-   |   |       | +   |    |      | 
-   |   |    12.4 (dead) +   |    |    12.4 (EOL) 
-   |   | +   |    | 
-   |   13.2-RELEASE +   |  13.2 (EOL) 
-   |   |+   |    |
    |    `------.    |    `------.
    |           |    |           |
-   *-- 14.0-   |+   *- 14.0     | 
 +   |  (EOL)     | 
 +   |    |      | 
 +   |    |    13.3 (ending) 
 +   |    |      | 
 +   |  14.1-    |
    |  RELEASE  |    |  RELEASE  |
-   |   |       | +   |    |      | 
-   |   |     13.3-RELEASE +   |    |    13.4-RELEASE 
-   |   |       | +   |    |      |
-   |   14.1-   | +
-   |  RELEASE  | +
-   |   |       |+
    |    |
 15.0-CURRENT (main branch) 15.0-CURRENT (main branch)
 </code> </code>
  
-  * FreeBSD 12.⋯ releases are end of life ([[https://www.freebsd.org/security/unsupported/|no longer supported]]) +  * FreeBSD 12.⋯ releases are end-of-life ([[https://www.freebsd.org/security/unsupported/|no longer supported]]) 
-  * FreeBSD 13.0-RELEASE and 13.1-RELEASE are dead +  * FreeBSD 13.0-RELEASE, 13.1-RELEASE, and 13.2-RELEASE are similarly EOL 
-  * FreeBSD 13.2-RELEASE will die on 30th June 2024 +  * FreeBSD 13.3-RELEASE life will end on 31st December 2024 
-  * FreeBSD 13.3-RELEASE is alive +  * FreeBSD 13.4-RELEASE is alive 
-  * FreeBSD 14.0-RELEASE will die on 30th September 2024+  * FreeBSD 14.0-RELEASE is EOL
   * FreeBSD 14.1-RELEASE is alive   * FreeBSD 14.1-RELEASE is alive
   * FreeBSD 15.0-CURRENT is latest.   * FreeBSD 15.0-CURRENT is latest.
- 
 ===== 15.0-CURRENT and other development versions of FreeBSD ===== ===== 15.0-CURRENT and other development versions of FreeBSD =====
  
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   * [[https://freshbsd.org/freebsd/src/branch/stable/13|stable/13]]   * [[https://freshbsd.org/freebsd/src/branch/stable/13|stable/13]]
   * [[https://freshbsd.org/freebsd/src/branch/releng/13.3|releng/13.3]]   * [[https://freshbsd.org/freebsd/src/branch/releng/13.3|releng/13.3]]
 +  * [[https://freshbsd.org/freebsd/src/branch/releng/13.4|releng/13.4]]
   * [[https://freshbsd.org/freebsd/src/branch/stable/14|stable/14]]   * [[https://freshbsd.org/freebsd/src/branch/stable/14|stable/14]]
 +  * [[https://freshbsd.org/freebsd/src/branch/releng/14.0|releng/14.0]]
   * [[https://freshbsd.org/freebsd/src/branch/releng/14.1|releng/14.1]]   * [[https://freshbsd.org/freebsd/src/branch/releng/14.1|releng/14.1]]
   * [[https://freshbsd.org/freebsd/src/branch/main|main]] – FreeBSD-CURRENT   * [[https://freshbsd.org/freebsd/src/branch/main|main]] – FreeBSD-CURRENT
- 
 ===== Further reading ===== ===== Further reading =====
  
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   * [[https://www.freebsd.org/snapshots/|FreeBSD Snapshot Releases]]   * [[https://www.freebsd.org/snapshots/|FreeBSD Snapshot Releases]]
   * [[https://www.freebsd.org/releng/charter/|Charter for the Release Engineering Team]]   * [[https://www.freebsd.org/releng/charter/|Charter for the Release Engineering Team]]
 +  * [[https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-announce/2024-July/000143.html|Change to FreeBSD release scheduling and support period]] (2024)