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Alan Evans
Brass Contributor
May 04, 2017

60 day grace period

Hi, with the recent announcement of the fixed March/Sept relelase cycles and the fixed 18 month support period, has the 60 day grace period at the end of the suport lifecycle been dropped or is it in...
  • Michael Niehaus's avatar
    Michael Niehaus
    May 04, 2017
    The 60-day grace period was necessary when the end date was less predictable. With the changes to a predictable release schedule and a fixed support duration, there's no need for this any more. (Effectively, the 60 days is already included in the 18 months.)
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Michael Niehaus
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The 60-day grace period was necessary when the end date was less predictable. With the changes to a predictable release schedule and a fixed support duration, there's no need for this any more. (Effectively, the 60 days is already included in the 18 months.)
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ManishBangia
Copper Contributor
Jul 24, 2017
Thanks Michael for clarification

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