XCP is useful and works well for some people - is there any reason not to simply leave the last released version in the archive and stop trying to package new versions? Even if those don't have the latest features, they are still useful in comparison to alternatives. There are many products (e.g. procmail) that are extremely popular but have not been formally supported by any upstream for years[1]. Mozilla publicly announced an end to development of Thunderbird[2], but it remains popular too. Maybe we need to have a mechanism to let people see the upstream support status of packages at time of installation and make their own decision if they feel comfortable with it? Could anybody add any comments to this bug about migration strategy? Should people anticipate using CentOS for dom0 systems in future? Or just stick with Xen-API on wheezy (which will still be around and subject to security updates through to 2016)? Or move to KVM or Ganeti or something else? It would be interesting to see a comparison of the options, and the impact on things like OpenStack packaging, even if there is no clear solution for all users. It sounds like Xen-API is at risk of ending up like FreeSWITCH and other products that are unpackagable (a common problem in the VoIP space). While some of them to remain 100% free (just inconvenient, due to bundled libraries that upstream forked) there is always a risk that as things move out of the mainstream, they do not remain free software at all. Big thanks to the maintainers for all the work they have put in up to this point. 1. http://www.procmail.org/procmail.HISTORY.html 2. http://www.zdnet.com/mozilla-scraps-thunderbird-development-email-client-not-a-priority-anymore-7000000469/