What's the difference between "discontinued" and "eol"?

[waldyrious]

It's not entirely clear whether one of these implies the other, or in what cases they can diverge, or even if they apply to different categories and therefore should not coexist. Some examples would be great.

I'd be happy to contribute any insights I might get from this discussion to the project documentation :)

[alexander-lazaris-sonder]

On a similar note, the Discontinued column heading is not clear to me based on the values it provides. I don't know what to make of Discontinued set to In Production

[captn3m0]

Original PR that added it: #383

A physical device has two different attributes: whether it is supported (which is what eol answers), and whether it is still being manufactured (which is what discontinued tracks).

I agree, it is not very clear - happy to hear suggestions for how it can be improved. The one requirement we have is that the "good state" should work nicely in green, and vice-versa.

[waldyrious]

Thanks @alexander-lazaris-sonder for the reinforcement, and @captn3m0 for the clarification! I'll propose a PR with updates to the documentation to make this clearer.

[alexander-lazaris-sonder]

thanks @waldyrious

[waldyrious]

Update: Submitted #6961 with the clarifications!