update release counts authored by anarcat's avatar anarcat
......@@ -55,21 +55,22 @@ The above graph currently covers 5 different releases:
| 9 | `stretch` | N/A | 2021-11-17 | 2 years (28 months) |
| 10 | `buster` | 2019-08-15 | 2024-11-14 | 5 years (63 months) |
| 11 | `bullseye` | 2021-08-26 | 2024-12-10 | 3 years (40 months) |
| 12 | `bookworm` | 2023-04-08 | TBD | 19 month and counting |
| 12 | `bookworm` | 2023-04-08 | TBD | 26 month and counting |
We can also count the stretches of time we had to support multiple
releases at once:
| Releases | Count | Date | Duration | Triggering event |
|----------|-------|-------------|-----------|-------------------|
|----------|-------|------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
| 8 9 10 | 3 | 2019-08-15 | 8 months | Debian 10 start |
| 9 10 | 2 | 2020-04-15 | 18 months | Debian 8 retired |
| 9 10 11 | 3 | 2021-08-26 | 3 months | Debian 11 start |
| 10 11 | 2 | 2021-11-17 | 17 months | Debian 9 retired |
| 10 11 12 | 3 | 2023-04-08 | 19 months | Debian 12 start |
| 11 12 | 2 | 2024-11-14 | 1 month | Debian 10 retired |
| 12 | 1 | 2024-12-10 | 5 months? | Debian 11 retired |
| 12 13 | 2 | 2025-04-30? | TBD | Debian 13 start |
| 12 | 1 | 2024-12-10 | 5 months | Debian 11 retired |
| 12 13 | 2 | 2025-04-16 | 3 months and counting | Debian 13 start |
| 13 | 1 | TBD | ETA end of 2025 | Debian 12 retirement |
Or, in total, as of 2025-04-08:
......@@ -81,11 +82,13 @@ Or, in total, as of 2025-04-08:
In other words, since we've started tracking those metrics, we've
spend 30 months supporting 3 Debian releases in parallel, and 42
months with less, and only 6 months with one.
months with less, and only about 6 months with one.
We've supported at least two Debian releases for the overwhelming
majority of time we've been performing upgrades, which means we're,
effectively, constantly upgrading Debian.
effectively, constantly upgrading Debian. This is something we're
hoping to fix starting in 2025, by upgrading only every other year
(e.g. *not* upgrading at all in 2026).
# Minor upgrades
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