# Stash Latest (2.9) : End of support announcements for Stash

Added by pwatson , edited by pwatson on Aug 15, 2013

#### End of support matrix for Stash

The table below summarises the end of support announcements for upcoming Stash releases. If a platform is not (or is no longer) supported by Stash 2.9.x, it is not listed in this table.

Platform/functionality | Announcement date | Stash end of support
--- | --- | ---
Deprecation of Internet Explorer 8 | 22 July 2013 | From Stash 3.0 (announcement)
Deprecation of Java 6 | 9 May 2013 | From Stash 3.0 (announcement)

Why is Atlassian ending support for these platforms?

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Atlassian is committed to delivering improvements and bug fixes as fast as possible. We are also committed to providing world class support for all the platforms our customers run our software on. However, as new versions of databases, web browsers etc. are released, the cost of supporting multiple platforms grows exponentially, making it harder to provide the level of support our customers have come to expect from us. Therefore, we no longer support platform versions marked as end-of-life by the vendor, or very old versions that are no longer widely used.

#### End of support announcements on this page (most recent announcements first):

## Deprecation of Internet Explorer 8 (announced 22 July 2013)

In version 3.0, Stash will no longer support Internet Explorer 8, and will only support Internet Explorer 9 and above. Stash 3.0 is expected to be released later in 2013. See Supported platforms.

## Deprecation of Java 6 (announced 9 May 2013)

In version 3.0, Stash will no longer support Java 6.0, and will only support Java 7.0 and above. Stash 3.0 is expected to be released later in 2013. See Supported platforms.