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MINOR: version: mention that it's 3.0 LTS now.
The version will be maintained up to around Q2 2029. Let's also update the INSTALL file to mention this.
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INSTALL

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Installation instructions for HAProxy
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This is a development version, so it is expected to break from time to time,
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to add and remove features without prior notification and it should not be used
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in production, unless you're an experienced user and are willing to follow
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weekly updates. If you are not used to build from sources or if you are not
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used to follow updates then it is recommended that instead you use the packages
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provided by your software vendor or Linux distribution. Most of them are taking
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this task seriously and are doing a good job at backporting important fixes.
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If for any reason you'd prefer to use a different version than the one packaged
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HAProxy 3.0 is a long-term supported version, which means that it will get
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fixes for bugs as they are discovered till around Q2 2029 and will not receive
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new features. This version is suitable for general deployment as it is expected
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to receive less frequent updates than regular stable branches which have an odd
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digit in the minor version number. New users are encouraged to use long-term
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supported versions such as the ones provided by their software vendor, Linux
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distribution, or by a trusted package maintainer. Experienced users who manage
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a fleet of load balancers are encouraged to deploy at least one node with the
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latest weekly development version to get familiar with upcoming changes and
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possibly detect unwelcome changes or bugs before the release. This is also a
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great way to get new features implemented exactly as desired.
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If for any reason you would prefer a different version than the one packaged
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for your system, you want to be certain to have all the fixes or to get some
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commercial support, other choices are available at http://www.haproxy.com/.
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include/haproxy/version.h

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#ifdef CONFIG_PRODUCT_STATUS
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#define PRODUCT_STATUS CONFIG_PRODUCT_STATUS
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#define PRODUCT_STATUS "Status: development branch - not safe for use in production."
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#define PRODUCT_STATUS "Status: long-term supported branch - will stop receiving fixes around Q2 2029."
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#endif
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#ifdef CONFIG_PRODUCT_URL_BUGS

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