From d96e8d2912afcb0d205a80739798b9a56a7f0e70 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tyler Yahn Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2022 08:57:01 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Update compatibility documentation (#3079) Remove 3 month timeline for backwards support of old versions of Go. --- README.md | 21 +++++++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 3c1e6c1e3..4aeecb8bf 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -30,14 +30,23 @@ Project versioning information and stability guarantees can be found in the ### Compatibility -OpenTelemetry-Go attempts to track the current supported versions of the -[Go language](https://golang.org/doc/devel/release#policy). The release -schedule after a new minor version of go is as follows: +OpenTelemetry-Go ensures compatibility with the current supported versions of +the [Go language](https://golang.org/doc/devel/release#policy): -- The first release or one month, which ever is sooner, will add build steps for the new go version. -- The first release after three months will remove support for the oldest go version. +> Each major Go release is supported until there are two newer major releases. +> For example, Go 1.5 was supported until the Go 1.7 release, and Go 1.6 was supported until the Go 1.8 release. -This project is tested on the following systems. +For versions of Go that are no longer supported upstream, opentelemetry-go will +stop ensuring compatibility with these versions in the following manner: + +- A minor release of opentelemetry-go will be made to add support for the new + supported release of Go. +- The following minor release of opentelemetry-go will remove compatibility + testing for the oldest (now archived upstream) version of Go. This, and + future, releases of opentelemetry-go may include features only supported by + the currently supported versions of Go. + +Currently, this project supports the following environments. | OS | Go Version | Architecture | | ------- | ---------- | ------------ |