From 4e9c99ca87d4faedae38e01f0d433093c1a7e102 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "gcf-owl-bot[bot]" <78513119+gcf-owl-bot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2022 22:04:51 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] docs(nodejs): version support policy edits (#1346) (#510) --- packages/google-cloud-oslogin/README.md | 24 ++++++++++++------------ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-oslogin/README.md b/packages/google-cloud-oslogin/README.md index dead24c65638..99e001c88c7c 100644 --- a/packages/google-cloud-oslogin/README.md +++ b/packages/google-cloud-oslogin/README.md @@ -92,21 +92,21 @@ also contains samples. Our client libraries follow the [Node.js release schedule](https://nodejs.org/en/about/releases/). Libraries are compatible with all current _active_ and _maintenance_ versions of Node.js. +If you are using an end-of-life version of Node.js, we recommend that you update +as soon as possible to an actively supported LTS version. -Client libraries targeting some end-of-life versions of Node.js are available, and -can be installed via npm [dist-tags](https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/dist-tag). -The dist-tags follow the naming convention `legacy-(version)`. - -_Legacy Node.js versions are supported as a best effort:_ +Google's client libraries support legacy versions of Node.js runtimes on a +best-efforts basis with the following warnings: -* Legacy versions will not be tested in continuous integration. -* Some security patches may not be able to be backported. -* Dependencies will not be kept up-to-date, and features will not be backported. +* Legacy versions are not tested in continuous integration. +* Some security patches and features cannot be backported. +* Dependencies cannot be kept up-to-date. -#### Legacy tags available - -* `legacy-8`: install client libraries from this dist-tag for versions - compatible with Node.js 8. +Client libraries targeting some end-of-life versions of Node.js are available, and +can be installed through npm [dist-tags](https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/dist-tag). +The dist-tags follow the naming convention `legacy-(version)`. +For example, `npm install @google-cloud/os-login@legacy-8` installs client libraries +for versions compatible with Node.js 8. ## Versioning