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05-03-2016
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I'm a bit confused with the wording of this policy versus the implications of the HDP 2.4 release post. The policy seems to imply that HDP 2.3 is a minor release (part of the HDP 2.x major release). HortonWorks HDP 2.0 was released in October 2013, so according to the policy its "full support" is already beyond its 24 month "full support" period. The policy does state that, as long as there is no new major release, support is prolonged. However, it doesn't state for how long - when HortonWorks releases HDP 3.0 is the 2.x suddenly not supported anymore? HortonWorks HDP 2.3 was released in July 2015. According to the policy, it is supported a minimum of one year, but as HDP 2.4 has been released in March 2016, that seems to imply that there will no longer be any updates on 2.3. However, the release post seems to imply that 2.3.x and 2.4.x will be supported for some time. It would be great if the support policy was updated to make things a bit more clear. And if possible, even maintain a table showing the versions, when their full support ends, etc. And if no end date is given, inform the users how long a transitional period will be (for instance, no end date given -> at least 12 months of support still guaranteed).
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