[new product] Sourcegraph

[Alexm0812]

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[captn3m0]

thanks for the PR. left a few suggestions, happy to discuss further. The main one is the lack of an upstream release policy link.

[Alexm0812]

Thank you for the suggested changes. I have now included a policy release document link that I believe will be sufficent and contains important information regarding releases

[Alexm0812]

All changes made

[marcwrobel]

Hi @Alexm0812, it's almost good to me, but I have a few more comments / suggestions.

[Alexm0812]

Hi @marcwrobel thank you for the suggestions. I have committed these now and everything should be good.

[captn3m0]

https://handbook.sourcegraph.com/departments/engineering/dev/process/releases/#support-for-older-versions says:

At Sourcegraph, we’re committed to providing the best support possible for our users. As such, we offer support for the latest version (N) and its previous major version (N-1). For instance, if version 5.x is the most recent release, we provide support for both 5.x and 4.x.

It’s important to note that we do not backport bug fixes or other improvements into older versions. Our team is focused on resolving issues in the latest versions of our products.

Should we mark v4 as supported given this? It is unclear what their definition of "support" is, if there are no backports at all, and security backports are also not mentioned. Is it just that they will reply to support tickets?

[captn3m0]

Relevant PR: sourcegraph/handbook#6828. I've filed sourcegraph/handbook#8847

[Alexm0812]

I had considered this however I saw it as they don’t provide “full support” I thought it be best to say that no support is given. Although they provide some support I don’t think it’s enough to consider it as say they provide support especially as no backports are done and it seems no security backports either.

[Alexm0812]

I can confirm no security or bug fixes are done for older versions. “For older versions of Sourcegraph, the primary support offered involves assistance with upgrading to a supported version. While Sourcegraph does not backport bug fixes or improvements to older versions, the team encourages users to update to the latest versions to benefit from new features and fixes. This approach ensures users have the most secure and efficient version of the software, but specific help for outdated versions, beyond upgrade guidance, may be limited.”

[captn3m0]

LGTM. We can update further if we get clarity from upstream.

[marcwrobel]

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[captn3m0]

@Alexm0812 Thanks for your contribution 🥇