doc: Remove upgrade note in release notes from EOL versions #15821

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   MarcoFalke commented at 6:46 PM on April 15, 2019: member

   Remove the bloat on how to upgrade from version that are EOL

2. MarcoFalke added the label Docs on Apr 15, 2019
3. MarcoFalke added this to the milestone 0.19.0 on Apr 15, 2019
4. MarcoFalke force-pushed on Apr 15, 2019
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   MarcoFalke commented at 6:47 PM on April 15, 2019: member

   (Can be reviewed as GitHub rich diff)

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   laanwj commented at 7:23 AM on April 16, 2019: member

   IMO, the underline syntax for headers is easier to read when reading the text instead of formatted version, this is, as far as i know, why we've always stuck with that.

   ACK on removing unnecessary downgrading instructions.

7. MarcoFalke force-pushed on Apr 16, 2019
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   MarcoFalke commented at 12:01 PM on April 16, 2019: member

   Restored

9. in doc/release-notes.md:27 in faab8586af outdated

     30 | -
     31 | -Note that the block database format also changed in version 0.8.0 and there is no
     32 | -automatic upgrade code from before version 0.8 to version 0.15.0. Upgrading
     33 | -directly from 0.7.x and earlier without redownloading the blockchain is not supported.
     34 | -However, as usual, old wallet versions are still supported.
     35 | +Upgrading directly from a version of Bitcoin Core that reached its EOL is
   

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   fanquake commented at 12:25 PM on April 16, 2019:

   nit :s/that reached its/that has reached its

10. in doc/release-notes.md:28 in faab8586af outdated

      31 | -Note that the block database format also changed in version 0.8.0 and there is no
      32 | -automatic upgrade code from before version 0.8 to version 0.15.0. Upgrading
      33 | -directly from 0.7.x and earlier without redownloading the blockchain is not supported.
      34 | -However, as usual, old wallet versions are still supported.
      35 | +Upgrading directly from a version of Bitcoin Core that reached its EOL is
      36 | +possible, but might take some time in case the datadir needs to be migrated in
    

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    fanquake commented at 12:26 PM on April 16, 2019:

    nit: s/some time in case the datadir needs to be migrated in the background./some time if the datadir needs to be migrated.

11. fanquake approved
12. 
    fanquake commented at 12:32 PM on April 16, 2019: member

    utACK faab858

13. doc: Remove upgrade note in release notes from EOL versions fa346fe883
14. MarcoFalke force-pushed on Apr 16, 2019
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    fanquake commented at 12:18 AM on April 17, 2019: member

    re-utACK fa346fe

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    luke-jr commented at 7:06 PM on April 18, 2019: member

    utACK

17. MarcoFalke merged this on Apr 18, 2019
18. MarcoFalke closed this on Apr 18, 2019

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19. MarcoFalke referenced this in commit d1c2ed8dd7 on Apr 18, 2019
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