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MikeMcC399

opened on Mar 4, 2026

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Suggestion

Extend the CONTRIBUTING document to describe the strategy for including and adding new images, either by adding text or referring to a separate new document.

This should reference:

• which operating systems are included (currently Alpine and Debian)
• how / when new operating system versions are added
• how / when operating system versions are removed
• how the default operating system version is set and maintained for a given Node.js release line
• how the default Node.js version is set and maintained for a given operating system selection
• how architectures will be added / maintained / removed
• if supported architectures change during the lifecycle of Node.js / operating system versions, describe how these will be handled

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1. MikeMcC399 commented on Mar 4, 2026

   

   MikeMcC399

   on Mar 4, 2026

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   For Debian, suggestion submitted as #2398
2. yosifkit commented on Mar 4, 2026

   

   yosifkit

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   More points to consider (which are both bounded by which architectures parent images support)

   • how / when architectures are removed
     • For example, when Debian releases move from "release architecture" to "LTS", they usually drop to a more limited set of architectures.
   • how / when architectures are added

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3. MikeMcC399 commented on Mar 6, 2026

   

   MikeMcC399

   on Mar 6, 2026

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   @yosifkit

   Thanks! I've added your suggestions to the list in a generic form.

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4. MikeMcC399 commented on Aug 24, 2026

   

   MikeMcC399

   on Aug 24, 2026

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   More points to consider (which are both bounded by which architectures parent images support)

   • how / when architectures are removed

     • For example, when Debian releases move from "release architecture" to "LTS", they usually drop to a more limited set of architectures.

   Added through PR #2609 for Debian. CONTRIBUTING > Version Updates is updated with information concerning Debian releases and lifecycle transitions.

   • how / when architectures are added

   That aspect is still not completely described

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