svn commit: r1778478 - /lucene/cms/trunk/content/solr/community.mdtext

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Author: janhoy
Date: Thu Jan 12 21:57:43 2017
New Revision: 1778478

URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=1778478&view=rev
Log:
Updates from Shawn

Modified:
    lucene/cms/trunk/content/solr/community.mdtext

Modified: lucene/cms/trunk/content/solr/community.mdtext
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/lucene/cms/trunk/content/solr/community.mdtext?rev=1778478&r1=1778477&r2=1778478&view=diff
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--- lucene/cms/trunk/content/solr/community.mdtext (original)
+++ lucene/cms/trunk/content/solr/community.mdtext Thu Jan 12 21:57:43 2017
@@ -31,11 +31,14 @@ here. There are also a number of externa
 #### About versions ####
 
 Apache Solr is under active development with frequent feature releases on the current major version (e.g. 6.x).
-The previous major version (e.g. 5.5) may still receives security- and bug fixes as point releases, thus taking the role 
+The previous major version (e.g. 5.5) may still receive security- and bug fixes as point releases, thus taking the role 
 of the LTS (Long Term Support) version.
-Older versions are considered EOL (End Of Life) and will not be further updated.
-A new major Solr version will be able to read the index of the previous major version, but not from older versions. 
-Large or braking changes are only added to the "master" branch to be released as the the next major version (e.g. 7.0).
+Older versions are considered EOL (End Of Life) and will not be further
+updated. Because there can be no further changes, it may also be
+difficult to obtain community support for the older versions.
+Large changes or changes that break compatibility with existing
+functionality are normally made only in the "master" branch, which will
+be released as the the next major version (e.g. 7.0).
 For more about versions and upgrading Solr, see the 
 [Reference Guide chapter “Upgrading Solr”](https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/solr/Upgrading+Solr).