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diff --git a/doc/policy/alpha-beta-support.md b/doc/policy/alpha-beta-support.md index e142fe9e908..bfea5b3a2d6 100644 --- a/doc/policy/alpha-beta-support.md +++ b/doc/policy/alpha-beta-support.md @@ -1,65 +1,11 @@ --- -stage: Systems -group: Distribution -info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/ux/technical-writing/#assignments +redirect_to: 'experiment-beta-support.md' +remove_date: '2023-09-07' --- -# Support for Experiment, Beta, and Generally Available features **(PREMIUM)** +This document was moved to [another location](experiment-beta-support.md). -Some GitLab features are released as Experiment or Beta versions and are -[not fully supported](https://about.gitlab.com/support/statement-of-support/#alpha-beta-features). -All other features are considered to be Generally Available (GA). - -## Experiment - -Support is not provided for features listed as "Experimental" or "Alpha" or any similar designation. Issues regarding such features should be opened in the GitLab issue tracker. - -- Not ready for production use. -- No support available. -- May be unstable or have performance issues. -- Can be removed at any time. -- Data loss may occur. -- Documentation may not exist or just be in a blog format. -- Behind a feature flag that is on by default and the [UI reflects Experiment status](https://design.gitlab.com/usability/feature-management#highlighting-feature-versions). -- Behind a toggle that is off by default and the [UI reflects Experiment status](https://design.gitlab.com/usability/feature-management#highlighting-feature-versions). -- Feedback issue to engage with team. -- UX not finalized, might be just quick action access. -- Not announced in a release post. - -## Beta - -Commercially-reasonable efforts are made to provide limited support for features designated as "Beta," with the expectation that issues require extra time and assistance from development to troubleshoot. - -- May not be ready for production use and the UI and documentation will reflect this status. -- May be unstable and can cause performance and stability issues. -- Configuration and dependencies unlikely to change. -- Features and functions unlikely to change. However, breaking changes may occur outside of major releases or with less notice than for Generally Available features. -- Data loss not likely. -- Support on a commercially-reasonable effort basis. -- Documentation reflects Beta status. -- UX complete or near completion. -- Behind a feature flag that is on by default and the [UI reflects Beta status](https://design.gitlab.com/usability/feature-management#highlighting-feature-versions). -- Behind a toggle that is off by default and the [UI reflects Beta status](https://design.gitlab.com/usability/feature-management#highlighting-feature-versions). -- Can be announced in a release post that reflects Beta status. - -## Generally Available (GA) - -Generally Available features means that they passed the [Production Readiness Review](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/readiness/-/blob/master/.gitlab/issue_templates/production_readiness.md) for GitLab.com, and are: - -- Ready for production use at any scale. -- Fully documented and supported. -- UX complete and in line with GitLab design standards. - -## Never internal - -Features are never internal (GitLab team-members) only. -Our [mission is "everyone can contribute"](https://about.gitlab.com/company/mission/), and that is only possible if people outside the company can try a feature. -We will get higher quality (more diverse) feedback if people from different organizations try something. -We've also learned that internal only as a state slows us down more than it speeds us up. -Release the experiment instead of testing internally or waiting for the feature to be in a Beta state. -The experimental features are only shown when people/organizations opt-in to experiments, we are allowed to make mistakes here and literally experiment. - -## All features are in production - -All features that are available on GitLab.com are considered "in production." -Because all Experiment, Beta, and Generally Available features are available on GitLab.com, they are all considered to be in production. +<!-- This redirect file can be deleted after <2023-09-07>. --> +<!-- Redirects that point to other docs in the same project expire in three months. --> +<!-- Redirects that point to docs in a different project or site (for example, link is not relative and starts with `https:`) expire in one year. --> +<!-- Before deletion, see: https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/development/documentation/redirects.html --> |