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diff --git a/BUILDING.md b/BUILDING.md index 5b5ee2d636..7c5bd632f2 100644 --- a/BUILDING.md +++ b/BUILDING.md @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ file a new issue. ## Supported platforms This list of supported platforms is current as of the branch/release to -which it is attached. +which it belongs. ### Input @@ -57,21 +57,20 @@ Node.js relies on V8 and libuv. We adopt a subset of their supported platforms. ### Strategy -Support is divided into three tiers: +There are three support tiers: * **Tier 1**: Full test coverage and maintenance by the Node.js core team and the broader community. -* **Tier 2**: Full test coverage but more limited maintenance, - often provided by the vendor of the platform. -* **Experimental**: May not compile reliably or test suite may not pass. - These are often working to be promoted to Tier 2 but are not quite ready. - There is at least one individual actively providing maintenance and the team - is striving to broaden quality and reliability of support. +* **Tier 2**: Full test coverage. Limited maintenance, often provided by the + vendor of the platform. +* **Experimental**: May not compile or test suite may not pass. + These are often approaching Tier 2 support but are not quite ready. + There is at least one individual providing maintenance. ### Supported platforms The community does not build or test against end-of-life distributions (EoL). -Thus, we do not recommend that you use Node on end-of-life or unsupported +Thus, we do not recommend that you use Node.js on end-of-life or unsupported platforms in production. | System | Support type | Version | Architectures | Notes | |