# Please revise GHC release policy

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**Created:** [May 24, 2025, 1:19am UTC](https://discourse.haskell.org/t/please-revise-ghc-release-policy/12158 "2025-05-24T01:19:51Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 24, 2025, 2:11pm UTC](https://discourse.haskell.org/t/please-revise-ghc-release-policy/12158/19 "2025-05-24T14:11:17Z")

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> [@tomjaguarpaw](#):
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> […] in a previous discussion of this topic […]

…which one? There are now so many to choose from, including this one:

> **[Annual release cycle, its structure and long-term-support. (#18222) · Issues...](https://gitlab.haskell.org/ghc/ghc/-/issues/18222)**
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> I think this should be once discussed as a GHC proposal. OTOH, the previous time schedule was changed it wasn't discussed as GHC proposal. Therefore I first open...

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> [@hasufell](#):
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> […] infrastructure cost […]

Remember:

> [@Haskell Foundation Q1 2025 Update](https://discourse.haskell.org/t/haskell-foundation-q1-2025-update/11835):
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> 2024 Context Financial Outlook The end of 2024 was a challenging time for Open Source generally and the Haskell Foundation was no exception. Open Source foundations struggled to raise funds in the high interest-rate economic environment. LWN has a detailed article about some of the financial troubles faced by OS ecosystems [here](https://lwn.net/Articles/993665/). The Haskell Foundation is not immune to these financial headwinds, but it is much smaller which is a strength in this particular instance. The end of 2024 was a time of…

…funding has been reduced (hence **chreekat** ’s loss of full-time employment).

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