diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index 5bbe2ec63..7fef37948 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -129,27 +129,6 @@ For a quick summary of our backward compatibility guidelines for releases betwee - Go libraries inside of `pkg/` SHOULD remain backward compatible, though code inside of `cmd/` and `internal/` may be changed from release to release without notice. -## Support Contract for Helm 2 - -With Helm 2's current release schedule, we want to take into account any migration issues for users -due to the upcoming holiday shopping season and tax season. We also want to clarify what actions may -occur after the support contract ends for Helm 2, so that users will not be surprised or caught off -guard. - -After Helm 2.15.0 is released, Helm 2 will go into "maintenance mode". We will continue to accept -bug fixes and fix any security issues that arise, but no new features will be accepted for Helm 2. -All feature development will be moved over to Helm 3. - -6 months after Helm 3.0.0's public release, Helm 2 will stop accepting bug fixes. Only security -issues will be accepted. - -12 months after Helm 3.0.0's public release, support for Helm 2 will formally end. Download links -for the Helm 2 client through Google Cloud Storage, the Docker image for Tiller stored in Google -Container Registry, and the Google Cloud buckets for the stable and incubator chart repositories may -no longer work at any point. Client downloads through `get.helm.sh` will continue to work, and we -will distribute a Tiller image that will be made available at an alternative location which can be -updated with `helm init --tiller-image`. - ## Issues Issues are used as the primary method for tracking anything to do with the Helm project.