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On Fri, Jul 28, 2017 at 07:39:25PM +0000, Jeremy Stanley wrote:
> On 2017-07-28 15:32:01 -0400 (-0400), David Desrosiers wrote:
> [...]
> > I am very opposed to removing subsets of docs, including the install guide,
> > after the release goes eol upstream from consumers for exactly that reason.
> > 
> > Watermarking the upstream docs with series and version should reduce or
> > eliminate the need for people to incorrectly submit fixes, patches and PRs
> > for eol releases that the core team can no longer support, but that
> > shouldn't necessitate removal of the installation instructions.
> 
> Perhaps a compromise is to add very visible banners that explicitly
> remind the reader they're looking at installation instructions for
> an outdated version of the software, with a link to see the current
> installation instructions instead? Simply relying on newcomers to
> recognize release series names and inherently know whether they're
> reading the latest version is an issue.
> -- 
> Jeremy Stanley

+1 to this.

I think it would be useful to keep the older docs available, and having
something very visible letting folks know when they come across them
by chance, with pointers to the current info, seems like a good way to
handle things.

Sean