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If 3.6 is the current release series, then 3.5 would be in maintenance mode,
If 4.0 is the current release series, then 3.6 would be in maintenance mode,
3.4 would be in the security fixes only mode, and finally the support of 3.3 would be
3.5 would be in the security fixes only mode, and finally the support of 3.4 would be
stopped with the release of 3.6.0.
stopped with the release of 4.0.0.


Each series can have any number of desired minor release.
Each series can have any number of desired minor release.

Revision as of 03:09, 15 December 2012

The regular Samba release cycle intends a new release series every nine month. Each release series then enters into maintenance mode when the next major release version comes out. Maintenance mode means that only severe bugs and security issues will be addressed. For your convenience, the next to last series will be turned into a security fixes only mode.

That means, a series is

  • nine months fully supported,
  • another nine months in the maintenance mode,
  • nine months in the security fixes only mode.

In total, each series is maintained for a period of approximately 27 months.

Example:

If 4.0 is the current release series, then 3.6 would be in maintenance mode, 3.5 would be in the security fixes only mode, and finally the support of 3.4 would be stopped with the release of 4.0.0.

Each series can have any number of desired minor release. These will be released every 6 weeks.