Add policy on when support is added for new OS versions #5924
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| .NET supports [a broad set of operating systems and versions](https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/master/os-lifecycle-policy.md). When producing container images, it’s impractical to support the full matrix of OS, arch, and .NET version combinations. In practice, images are produced for a select set of operating systems and versions. If official .NET container images aren't provided for your preferred OS, [let us know by opening a discussion](https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet-docker/discussions). Alternatively, you can [author your own .NET images](scenarios/installing-dotnet.md). | |||
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| New versions of operating systems that we support are added on a best-effort basis, typically within one month. | |||
| New OSes are always avialable in the [nightly repositories](https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet-docker/blob/nightly/README.md) first, and then are usually added to the officially supported repos with the next .NET servicing release. | |||
| Occasionally, depending on the specific timing of OS releases and .NET releases, we may add new OSes to the officially supported repos in the middle of a servicing cycle. | |||
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I'd prefer it if we could have a crisp definition of this policy rather than make ad hoc decisions.
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If we remove this clause, are we OK with committing to only releasing new OSes on Patch Tuesdays?
Another thought - what if .NET servicing skips a month as well? Would we want to be up to 2 months behind (the worst-case scenario) for a new Ubuntu or Alpine version? If the intent is to reduce "out of band" work by our team then perhaps the current wording should be updated to "Patch Tuesdays" instead of ".NET Servicing releases.
/cc @richlander
Co-authored-by: Matt Thalman <[email protected]>
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Fixes #5756