New upstream version 17.11.5

[deb_dpdk.git] / doc / guides / contributing / stable.rst

diff --git a/doc/guides/contributing/stable.rst b/doc/guides/contributing/stable.rst
index d52ec47..326381d 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/guides/contributing/stable.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/contributing/stable.rst
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ LTS Release
 -----------
 
 A stable release can be designated as an LTS release based on community
-agreement and a commitment from a maintainer. An LTS release will have a
-maintenance duration of 2 years.
+agreement and a commitment from a maintainer. The current policy is that each
+year's November release will be maintained as an LTS for 2 years.
 
-The current DPDK LTS release is 16.11.
+The current DPDK LTS releases are 16.11 and 17.11.
 
 It is anticipated that there will be at least 4 releases per year of the LTS
 or approximately 1 every 3 months. However, the cadence can be shorter or
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ The Stable and LTS release are coordinated on the stable@dpdk.org mailing
 list.
 
 All fix patches to the master branch that are candidates for backporting
-should also be CCed to the `stable@dpdk.org <http://dpdk.org/ml/listinfo/stable>`_
+should also be CCed to the `stable@dpdk.org <http://mails.dpdk.org/listinfo/stable>`_
 mailing list.
 
 
@@ -86,10 +86,10 @@ A Stable Release will be released by:
 
 * Tagging the release with YY.MM.n (year, month, number).
 * Uploading a tarball of the release to dpdk.org.
-* Sending an announcement to the `announce@dpdk.org <http://dpdk.org/ml/listinfo/announce>`_
+* Sending an announcement to the `announce@dpdk.org <http://mails.dpdk.org/listinfo/announce>`_
   list.
 
-Stable releases are available on the `dpdk.org download page <http://dpdk.org/download>`_.
+Stable releases are available on the `dpdk.org download page <http://core.dpdk.org/download/>`_.
 
 
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