Update acceptable deprecation of formulae with dependents

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Carlo Cabrera 2022-01-16 17:14:43 +08:00
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@ -18,10 +18,11 @@ A formula should be deprecated to indicate to users that the formula should not
The most common reasons for deprecation are when the upstream project is deprecated, unmaintained, or archived.
Formulae with dependents should **not** be deprecated unless the formula:
Formulae with dependents should **not** be deprecated unless:
- does not build on any of our supported platforms; or,
- has outstanding CVEs.
- all of its dependents are also deprecated;
- the formula does not build on any of our supported platforms; or,
- the formula has outstanding CVEs.
To deprecate a formula, add a `deprecate!` call. This call should include a deprecation date (in the ISO 8601 format) and a deprecation reason: