From 0672f59f2648df29294d507e3789ca6a87877b8a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Keeley Hammond Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2024 07:01:40 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] chore: add disclaimer to release timeline (#40717) * chore: add disclaimer to release timeline * Update docs/tutorial/electron-timelines.md Co-authored-by: David Sanders --------- Co-authored-by: Shelley Vohr Co-authored-by: David Sanders --- docs/tutorial/electron-timelines.md | 25 ++++++++++++++----------- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/tutorial/electron-timelines.md b/docs/tutorial/electron-timelines.md index 3f991f2cd1d0..645d7c7ad7c1 100644 --- a/docs/tutorial/electron-timelines.md +++ b/docs/tutorial/electron-timelines.md @@ -38,6 +38,19 @@ check out our [Electron Versioning](./electron-versioning.md) doc. | 3.0.0 | -- | 2018-Jun-21 | 2018-Sep-18 | 2019-Jul-30 | M66 | v10.2 | 🚫 | | 2.0.0 | -- | 2018-Feb-21 | 2018-May-01 | 2019-Apr-23 | M61 | v8.9 | 🚫 | +:::info Official support dates may change + +Electron's official support policy is the latest 3 stable releases. Our stable +release and end-of-life dates are determined by Chromium, and may be subject to +change. While we try to keep our planned release and end-of-life dates frequently +updated here, future dates may change if affected by upstream scheduling changes, +and may not always be accurately reflected. + + See [Chromium's public release schedule](https://chromiumdash.appspot.com/schedule) for + definitive information about Chromium's scheduled release dates. + + ::: + **Notes:** * The `-alpha.1`, `-beta.1`, and `stable` dates are our solid release dates. @@ -49,20 +62,10 @@ check out our [Electron Versioning](./electron-versioning.md) doc. * Since Electron 5, Electron has been publicizing its release dates ([see blog post](https://www.electronjs.org/blog/electron-5-0-timeline)). * Since Electron 6, Electron major versions have been targeting every other Chromium major version. Each Electron stable should happen on the same day as Chrome stable ([see blog post](https://www.electronjs.org/blog/12-week-cadence)). * Since Electron 16, Electron has been releasing major versions on an 8-week cadence in accordance to Chrome's change to a 4-week release cadence ([see blog post](https://www.electronjs.org/blog/8-week-cadence)). +* Electron temporarily extended support for Electron 22 until October 10, 2023, to support an extended end-of-life for Windows 7/8/8.1 ## Version support policy -:::info - -The Electron team will temporarily support Electron 22 until October 10, 2023. -This extended support is intended to help Electron developers who still need -support for Windows 7/8/8.1, which ended support in Electron 23. The October -support date follows the extended support dates from both Chromium and Microsoft. -On October 11, the Electron team will drop support back to the latest three -stable major versions. - -::: - The latest three _stable_ major versions are supported by the Electron team. For example, if the latest release is 6.1.x, then the 5.0.x as well as the 4.2.x series are supported. We only support the latest minor release