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Add OS maintenance strategy to documentation #2397
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Suggestion
Extend the CONTRIBUTING document to describe the strategy for including and adding new images, either by adding text or referring to a separate new document.
This should reference:
- which operating systems are included (currently Alpine and Debian)
- how / when new operating system versions are added
- how / when operating system versions are removed
- how the default operating system version is set and maintained for a given Node.js release line
- how the default Node.js version is set and maintained for a given operating system selection
- how architectures will be added / maintained / removed
- if supported architectures change during the lifecycle of Node.js / operating system versions, describe how these will be handled
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MikeMcC399 commentedon Mar 4, 2026
For Debian, suggestion submitted as #2398
yosifkit commentedon Mar 4, 2026
More points to consider (which are both bounded by which architectures parent images support)
MikeMcC399 commentedon Mar 6, 2026
@yosifkit
Thanks! I've added your suggestions to the list in a generic form.
MikeMcC399 commentedon Aug 24, 2026
Added through PR #2609 for Debian. CONTRIBUTING > Version Updates is updated with information concerning Debian releases and lifecycle transitions.
That aspect is still not completely described