= Proposed Self Contained Change: Node.js 8.x = https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/NodeJS8x
Change owner(s): * Zuzana Svetlikova <zsvetlik AT redhat DOT com>
Fedora 27 will be updated to Node.js 8.x, the latest LTS release of the platform built on Chrome's JavaScript runtime for easily building fast, scalable network applications.
== Detailed Description == Node.js has seen many changes between v6.x and v8.x. Note that this release includes API updates that may require dependency updates.
Upstream maintains an exhaustive list of interesting changes here: https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/master/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V8.md
Node.js 8.x will be under active development until October 2017, at which time it will enter its long-term stable release, which will be maintained actively through April 2019 and for security issues until December 2019.
== Scope == Proposal owners: - Update nodejs - Rebuild all binary modules, apply patches as necessary
* Other developers: Other Node.js packagers' attention may be required if the update causes issues for their packages.
* Release engineering: N/A
* Policies and guidelines: No expected changes
* Trademark approval: N/A (not needed for this Change)
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