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Content Freshness

Freshness baselines and automated checks for Debian versions, lifecycle dates, LTS windows, AI tools, and release operations.

Content freshness marks pages whose facts change over time, preventing release dates, lifecycle windows, package support, and deployment instructions from drifting.

Phase 44 Live

The release gate now includes:

corepack pnpm --dir web freshness:check

The check reads freshness baselines from the repository and verifies that key pages still contain the current review date, official source links, and lifecycle dates that must stay synchronized.

Current Review Baseline

ItemCurrent valueSource
Current stableDebian 13 (Trixie)Debian Releases
Debian 13 release date2025-08-09Debian 13 release notes
Debian 13 regular security support ends2028-08-09Debian Releases
Debian 13 LTS ends2030-06-30Debian Releases
Debian 12 regular security support ends2026-07-11Debian Releases
Debian 12 LTS ends2028-06-30Debian Releases
Debian 11 LTS ends2026-08-31Debian LTS

Review date: 2026-07-03. Next mandatory review date: 2026-10-01.

Content That Must Be Checked

Content typeExample pagesRisk
Release lifecycleVersions & Lifecycle, EOLStale dates mislead upgrade planning
Latest newsDebian Latest NewsPoint releases, LTS transitions, and release plans change
AI tool installationAI ToolsThird-party installers, package names, and supported systems change
Deployment flowDeploymentCloudflare, Next.js, pnpm, and wrangler versions change
AI Skills distributionInstall & DistributionRegistry, tags, package format, and validation scripts change

Update Flow

  1. Check official sources first; do not copy lifecycle dates from summaries.
  2. Update review dates and concrete lifecycle values in pages.
  3. Synchronize web/_migration/content-freshness-check.mjs.
  4. Run corepack pnpm --dir web freshness:check.
  5. Run the full corepack pnpm --dir web release:check.

When The Check Fails

Do not loosen the check immediately. First determine:

  • Whether the mandatory review date has arrived.
  • Whether Debian official sources changed lifecycle or release-note information.
  • Whether a page is missing official source links.
  • Whether only one of the Chinese or English pages was updated.

Next: I18n Quality.

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