[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] doc: remove outdate list of supported OS

[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] doc: remove outdate list of supported OS

[Thomas Monjalon]

It is very difficult to list OS which are really supported.
Instead of continuing this unrealistic effort, a more reliable list
of tested platforms and OS is updated in the release notes.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>
---
 doc/guides/rel_notes/index.rst        |  1 -
 doc/guides/rel_notes/supported_os.rst | 49 -----------------------------------
 2 files changed, 50 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 doc/guides/rel_notes/supported_os.rst

diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/index.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/index.rst
index 8ef07d4e4..b3c8090aa 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/index.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/index.rst
@@ -46,6 +46,5 @@ Release Notes
     release_2_1
     release_2_0
     release_1_8
-    supported_os
     known_issues
     deprecation
diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/supported_os.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/supported_os.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 92218c184..000000000
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/supported_os.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-..  BSD LICENSE
-    Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
-    All rights reserved.
-
-    Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
-    modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
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-
-    * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
-    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
-    * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
-    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
-    the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
-    distribution.
-    * Neither the name of Intel Corporation nor the names of its
-    contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
-    from this software without specific prior written permission.
-
-    THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
-    "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
-    LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
-    A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
-    OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
-    SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
-    LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
-    DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
-    THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
-    (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
-    OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
-
-Supported Operating Systems
-===========================
-
-The following Linux distributions were successfully used to compiler or run DPDK.
-
-*   FreeBSD 10
-
-*   Fedora release 20
-
-*   Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
-
-*   Wind River Linux 6
-
-*   Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5
-
-*   SUSE Enterprise Linux 11 SP3
-
-These distributions may need additional packages that are not installed by default, or a specific kernel.
-Refer to the :ref:`Linux guide <linux_gsg>` and :ref:`FreeBSD guide <freebsd_gsg>` for details.
-- 
2.13.2

Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] doc: remove outdate list of supported OS

[Mcnamara, John]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thomas Monjalon [mailto:thomas@monjalon.net]
> Sent: Thursday, August 3, 2017 3:54 PM
> To: Mcnamara, John <john.mcnamara@intel.com>
> Cc: dev@dpdk.org
> Subject: [PATCH] doc: remove outdate list of supported OS
> 
> It is very difficult to list OS which are really supported.
> Instead of continuing this unrealistic effort, a more reliable list of
> tested platforms and OS is updated in the release notes.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>


Acked-by: John McNamara <john.mcnamara@intel.com>

Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] doc: remove outdate list of supported OS

[Thomas Monjalon]

> > It is very difficult to list OS which are really supported.
> > Instead of continuing this unrealistic effort, a more reliable list of
> > tested platforms and OS is updated in the release notes.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>
> 
> 
> Acked-by: John McNamara <john.mcnamara@intel.com>

Applied