Goals: - explain which branches accept/require fix syncs and why - explain the link with OAS and asp.net release cycles support policies: - 1.X: until Nov 2026 - 2.X: until Nov 2028 (assuming dotnet migrates to 3.X for net 11 - LTS 3 years from nov 2025) - 3.X: until Nov 2028 at least (depending on previous assumption + dotnet releases - STS 2 years from Nov 2026) kinds of contributions - 1.X would require only security fixes, accept bugfixes - 2.X would require bug and security fixes until Nov 2026, then only require security fixes, and accept bugfixes - 3.X would be mainline until OAI 3.3 comes out and requires additional breaking changes
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