Adam Johnson 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						56955636e6 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Ensured :doc: role uses absolute targets in docs.  
						
						
						
						
					 
					
						2025-08-28 13:48:32 -03:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								David Smith 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						f81e6e3a53 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Refs  #36485  -- Rewrapped docs to 79 columns line length.  
						
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						Lines in the docs files were manually adjusted to conform to the
79 columns limit per line (plus newline), improving readability and
consistency across the content. 
						
						
					 
					
						2025-08-25 10:51:10 -03:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Sarah Boyce 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						0ba35a4948 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Updated the release process documentation to reflect the current process.  
						
						
						
						
					 
					
						2025-01-28 10:32:58 +00:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Mariusz Felisiak 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						653daaa60c 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Refs  #31676  -- Used term "merger" instead of "committer" in docs.  
						
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						Follow up to caa2dd08c4carlton.gibson@noumenal.es > 
						
						
					 
					
						2022-03-22 11:13:36 +01:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Markus Holtermann 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						d9a266d657 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Updated Git branch "master" to "main".  
						
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						This change follows a long discussion on django-develops:
https://groups.google.com/g/django-developers/c/tctDuKUGosc/  
						
						
					 
					
						2021-03-09 08:48:32 +01:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Adam Johnson 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						f1db2ca732 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Added link to contributing docs in deprecation policy.  
						
						
						
						
					 
					
						2020-03-24 08:50:10 +01:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Carlton Gibson 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						7400da49a5 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Clarified backport policy for regressions.  
						
						
						
						
					 
					
						2020-01-15 15:52:03 +01:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Tim Graham 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						4775dcb521 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Renamed the "Supported versions" label.  
						
						
						
						
					 
					
						2018-01-31 10:17:06 -05:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Mariusz Felisiak 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						7c81b28ebc 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Updated various links in docs to use HTTPS.  
						
						
						
						
					 
					
						2018-01-07 14:28:41 +01:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Tim Graham 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						4844af90fb 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Fixed   #28579  -- Doc'd upgrade effort expectations for Django 2.0.  
						
						
						
						
					 
					
						2017-09-11 09:07:14 -04:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Tim Graham 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						8f50ca11eb 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Clarified "newly-introduced features" in the supported versions policy.  
						
						
						
						
					 
					
						2017-04-26 09:48:55 -04:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Ed Morley 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						2cfd48bccd 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Updated roadmap link for 1.11.  
						
						
						
						
					 
					
						2016-09-01 15:18:55 -04:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Shai Berger 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						72e5778b23 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Minor fixes for release-process doc fix  
						
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						As suggested by Tim Graham 
						
						
					 
					
						2016-02-28 19:30:18 +02:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Shai Berger 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						3dd4e9203a 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Fixed docs: release-process, Supported Versions section, concrete example  
						
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						Security & data loss fixes are applied to the two last feature releases,
not just one.
Thanks Loic Bistuer for review 
						
						
					 
					
						2016-02-28 18:44:47 +02:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Tim Graham 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						5b94b17fef 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Fixed   #25999  -- Removed promotion of RemovedInNextVersionWarning to loud by default.  
						
						
						
						
					 
					
						2016-01-14 09:05:43 -05:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Tim Graham 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						9c835990ea 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Added "Regressions from older versions of Django" as a backport qualification.  
						
						
						
						
					 
					
						2015-12-07 10:21:33 -05:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Tim Graham 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						c3b66dafdd 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Improved link to the supported versions section of the download page.  
						
						
						
						
					 
					
						2015-07-31 12:25:37 -04:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Tim Graham 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						aed437d567 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Updated release process for new release schedule.  
						
						
						
						
					 
					
						2015-06-25 11:36:17 -04:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Tim Graham 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						8c4827ec1d 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Added link to download page to find supported versions.  
						
						
						
						
					 
					
						2015-04-04 08:00:10 -04:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Tom V 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						a3aeba0f95 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Fixed typo in docs/internals/release-process.txt.  
						
						
						
						
					 
					
						2014-11-21 11:47:31 -05:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Tim Graham 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						c38db4d7e0 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Designated Django 1.8 as the next LTS.  
						
						
						
						
					 
					
						2014-11-16 09:03:20 +01:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Tim Graham 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						5c5011ce68 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Fixed   #23414  -- Updated version numbers in release process doc.  
						
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						Thanks jaap3 for the report. 
						
						
					 
					
						2014-09-05 15:44:41 -04:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Aymeric Augustin 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						a4ead67ee9 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Adjusted 'internals' docs to the new organization.  
						
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						Most of these changes are about using the correct vocabulary -- "core
team member" vs "core developer/committer" and adding internal links. 
						
						
					 
					
						2014-08-01 14:41:25 +02:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Tim Graham 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						e46801f13d 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Fixed   #23079  -- Added data loss issues to those that will be backported to LTS.  
						
						
						
						
					 
					
						2014-07-29 09:23:03 -04:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Tim Graham 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						dd6ef3197a 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Fixed   #23015  -- Fixed major/minor release terminology in docs.  
						
						
						
						
					 
					
						2014-07-13 13:37:56 -04:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Claude Paroz 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						210d0489c5 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Fixed   #21188  -- Introduced subclasses for to-be-removed-in-django-XX warnings  
						
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						Thanks Anssi Kääriäinen for the idea and Simon Charette for the
review. 
						
						
					 
					
						2014-03-08 09:57:40 +01:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								James Turley 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						4d8209431d 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Fixed   #21824  -- Added reference to LTS in docs/internals/security.txt  
						
						
						
						
					 
					
						2014-01-24 08:13:17 -05:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Jacob Kaplan-Moss 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						a44cbca2a5 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Added a note about LTS releases.  
						
						
						
						
					 
					
						2013-09-07 12:47:48 -05:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Tim Graham 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						01948e384f 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Clarified policy for stable branches.  
						
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						Thanks Ramiro Morales for the initial patch and
Preston Holmes for the review. 
						
						
					 
					
						2013-05-22 10:26:48 -04:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Aymeric Augustin 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						5d883589a8 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Updated the release process docs to reflect the current practices.  
						
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						Fixed  #17919 . 
					
						2013-02-25 20:23:26 +01:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								James Bennett 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						1ef1bceb3b 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Add new security-policy documentation.  
						
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						This formally describes our policies on reporting, notification and
disclosure of security issues, and provides a detailed explanation of
our full security-response process, for reference purposes. 
						
						
					 
					
						2012-08-07 16:06:34 -04:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Aymeric Augustin 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						329bb9296f 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Proof-read the new contributing guide.  
						
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						Many thanks to Daniele Procida. 
						
						
					 
					
						2012-06-08 11:26:22 +02:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Aymeric Augustin 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						90fb6a4648 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Fixed   #18436  -- Updated contributing docs for git.  
						
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						Most of the credit for this large patch goes to Anssi Kääriäinen.
Many thanks to all the people who contributed to the discussion. 
						
						
					 
					
						2012-06-07 18:54:43 +02:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Adrian Holovaty 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						67f7756000 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Edited release-process.txt changes from [17300]  
						
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						git-svn-id: http://code.djangoproject.com/svn/django/trunk@17310  bcc190cf-cafb-0310-a4f2-bffc1f526a37 
						
						
					 
					
						2011-12-30 20:39:08 +00:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Timo Graham 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						afb21094a9 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Fixed   #17068  - Documented that documentation fixes will be more freely backported.  
						
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						git-svn-id: http://code.djangoproject.com/svn/django/trunk@17300  bcc190cf-cafb-0310-a4f2-bffc1f526a37 
						
						
					 
					
						2011-12-30 15:30:51 +00:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Luke Plant 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						d1e5c55258 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Fixed many more ReST indentation errors, somehow accidentally missed from [16955]  
						
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						git-svn-id: http://code.djangoproject.com/svn/django/trunk@16983  bcc190cf-cafb-0310-a4f2-bffc1f526a37 
						
						
					 
					
						2011-10-14 00:12:01 +00:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Jannis Leidel 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						127b7fdce8 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Fixed   #16469  -- Improved documentation of Django internals, including the new backport policy. Many thanks to Aymeric Augustin.  
						
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						git-svn-id: http://code.djangoproject.com/svn/django/trunk@16548  bcc190cf-cafb-0310-a4f2-bffc1f526a37 
						
						
					 
					
						2011-07-19 13:16:09 +00:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Jacob Kaplan-Moss 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						728effcfbd 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Fixed   #14141 : docs now use the :doc: construct for links between documents.  
						
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						Thanks, Ramiro Morales.
git-svn-id: http://code.djangoproject.com/svn/django/trunk@13608  bcc190cf-cafb-0310-a4f2-bffc1f526a37 
						
						
					 
					
						2010-08-19 19:27:44 +00:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Russell Keith-Magee 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						92983a3119 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Fixed   #12609  -- Updated FAQ on which version users should install. Thanks to shanx for the report.  
						
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						git-svn-id: http://code.djangoproject.com/svn/django/trunk@13109  bcc190cf-cafb-0310-a4f2-bffc1f526a37 
						
						
					 
					
						2010-05-06 01:20:11 +00:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Luke Plant 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						92090253fe 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Fixed small error in deprecation policy.  
						
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						git-svn-id: http://code.djangoproject.com/svn/django/trunk@11652  bcc190cf-cafb-0310-a4f2-bffc1f526a37 
						
						
					 
					
						2009-10-24 14:10:00 +00:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Russell Keith-Magee 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						fb56401596 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Fixed   #11493  -- Added an internal document listing the APIs that have been formally deprecated. Thanks to Alex Gaynor for the draft text.  
						
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						git-svn-id: http://code.djangoproject.com/svn/django/trunk@11277  bcc190cf-cafb-0310-a4f2-bffc1f526a37 
						
						
					 
					
						2009-07-21 01:51:40 +00:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Gary Wilson Jr 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						1eccb1c6aa 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Fixed   #10577  -- Fixed doc typo, patch from Zoramite.  
						
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						git-svn-id: http://code.djangoproject.com/svn/django/trunk@10250  bcc190cf-cafb-0310-a4f2-bffc1f526a37 
						
						
					 
					
						2009-03-31 15:39:32 +00:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Karen Tracey 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						453d452653 
					 
					
						
						
							
							In the release process doc, clarify that the original committer is responsible for backporting trunk fixes to the bug-fix branch.  
						
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						git-svn-id: http://code.djangoproject.com/svn/django/trunk@9610  bcc190cf-cafb-0310-a4f2-bffc1f526a37 
						
						
					 
					
						2008-12-08 17:15:56 +00:00 
						 
				 
			
				
					
						
							
							
								Jacob Kaplan-Moss 
							
						 
					 
					
						
						
							
						
						de9acabf12 
					 
					
						
						
							
							Updated contributing documentation to contain the new release process and updated information about branches using DVCSes.  
						
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						git-svn-id: http://code.djangoproject.com/svn/django/trunk@9071  bcc190cf-cafb-0310-a4f2-bffc1f526a37 
						
						
					 
					
						2008-09-19 19:44:10 +00:00