==== Example FORCETRANSITION time line with two majors versions ==== However it could happen that a new major version is desired while the active major version is still heavily used. Like what we had between php 4 and 5 or for the oldest, between php 3 and 4. We won't make more minor release for the oldmajor, only bugfix micro/build releases until the last oldmajor.minor gets EOLed. **** pre release phase ++++ release lifetime bugs ---- release lifetime security only D EOL Version Time -> 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5.3 +++++++++++++-----D | | | | | | | | | 5.4 |*****+++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------D | | | | | 6.0 | | |******++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------D | | | 6.1 | | | | |******++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------D |