Carousel End-of-Life Policy
Carousel uses the term End-of-Life (EOL) to describe software that is no longer actively maintained. Products naturally reach the end of their life cycle for a number of reasons. Specifically, as we release new feature versions of our software, many of the behind-the-scenes technologies we harness are replaced by functionally richer technology; by either necessity or choice.
For this reason, Carousel will designate software as EOL two years after its initial release. For example, Carousel 7.1.0 was released on December 11, 2017 thus the EOL date for Carousel 7.1.z was December 11, 2019. We do reserve the right to dub software as EOL prior to the two year mark, if we feel all material issues have been resolved.
While upgrading to the latest version of our software is highly recommended and provides you with the latest and greatest functionality; we understand it may not always be an option. If you encounter an obstacle in our software, regardless if it has been deemed EOL, please contact us. We will continue to support the software by providing suggestions and workarounds when possible, with the understanding that a resolution may not be feasible.
Version |
Release Date |
Last Maintenance Version |
Release Date |
EOL |
EOL Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.1.1 |
October 20, 2005 |
- |
- |
Yes |
October 20, 2007 |
4.2.0 |
January 17, 2006 |
4.2.3 |
April 12, 2006 |
Yes |
January 17, 2008 |
4.5.0 |
August 18, 2006 |
4.5.4 |
March 14, 2007 |
Yes |
August 18, 2008 |
5.0.0 |
March 13, 2007 |
5.0.6 |
April 2, 2008 |
Yes |
March 13, 2009 |
5.1.0 |
February 7, 2008 |
5.1.7 |
December 30, 2008 |
Yes |
February 7, 2010 |
5.2.0 |
September 19, 2008 |
5.2.7 |
October 15, 2009 |
Yes |
September 19, 2010 |
6.0.0 |
January 15, 2010 |
6.0.5 |
October 4, 2010 |
Yes |
January 15, 2012 |
6.1.0 |
October 4, 2010 |
6.1.2 |
January 1, 2014 |
Yes |
January 1, 2014 |
6.2.0 |
March 2, 2011 |
6.2.8 |
April 14, 2014 |
Yes |
April 14, 2014 |
6.3.0 |
July 20, 2012 |
6.3.9 |
April 14, 2014 |
Yes |
July 20, 2014 |
6.4.0 |
December 17, 2013 |
6.4.6 |
June 4, 2014 |
Yes |
December 17, 2015 |
6.5.0 |
January 5, 2015 |
6.5.5 |
March 21, 2016 |
Yes |
June 1, 2017 |
6.6.0 |
July 5, 2016 |
6.6.3 |
May 2, 2017 |
Yes |
July 5, 2018 |
7.0.0 |
January 24, 2017 |
7.0.11 |
Feb 13, 2019 |
Yes |
Feb 13, 2019 |
7.1.0 |
December 11, 2017 |
7.1.3 |
July 16, 2019 |
Yes |
Dec 11, 2019 |
7.2.0 |
February 7, 2018 |
7.2.4 |
July 16, 2019 |
Yes |
Feb 7, 2020 |
7.3.0 |
May 11, 2018 |
7.3.8 |
July 16, 2019 |
Yes |
May 11, 2020 |
7.4.0 |
August 15, 2018 |
7.4.8 |
July 16, 2019 |
Yes |
Aug 15, 2020 |
7.5.0 |
March 26, 2019 |
7.5.6 |
May 19, 2020 |
No |
December 31, 2022 (planned, Phased, see EOL info FAQ for more details) |