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new 0f180307 Add info about EOL to release history
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commit 0f1803071952d8b97596c64f1241465a10dfd9f1
Author: Matthias Bünger <buk...@users.noreply.github.com>
AuthorDate: Sat Feb 22 14:21:31 2025 +0100
Add info about EOL to release history
Based on the slack discussion, a small information what does EOL means for
Maven was added. It's also noticed that there is no difference between EOL and
EOS for Maven.
---
content/markdown/docs/history.md.vm | 7 ++++++-
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/content/markdown/docs/history.md.vm
b/content/markdown/docs/history.md.vm
index 7e5add47..2e66e01b 100644
--- a/content/markdown/docs/history.md.vm
+++ b/content/markdown/docs/history.md.vm
@@ -60,11 +60,16 @@ The last release is ${current39xVersion}, the Apache Maven
team project will mai
- ${current39xVersion}
- ${current38xVersion}
+Older versions have reached their end of life and are no longer supported in
any way.
+This means the Maven team will not provide any bug or security fixes or add
new features.
+Note: Maven does not differentiate between "end of life" (EOL) and "end of
support" (EOS), but only uses the term "end of life".
+
Currently, plugins provide Maven API compatibility down to **3.2.5**.
New plugin releases will require Maven **3.6.3** or later. See [Maven Plugins
Compatibility Plan](/developers/compatibility-plan.html) for more details.
Date format is YYYY-MM-DD
+
$esc.h$esc.h Maven 4.0+
<table>
<tr><th>Release Date</th>
@@ -126,7 +131,7 @@ $esc.h$esc.h Maven 3.8.x+
$esc.h$esc.h Maven 3.6.x and before
-<p>Maven before 3.6.3 has now reached its end of life.
+<p>Maven 3.6.3 and before has now reached its end of life and is no longer
supported in any way.
New plugin releases will require Maven 3.6.3 or later.
The following information is made available for reference.</p>
