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## Experiment
## Experiment
Support is not provided for features listed as "Experimental" or "Alpha" or any similar designation. Issues regarding such features should be opened in the GitLab issue tracker. Teams should release features as GA from the start unless there are strong reasons to release them as Experiment or Beta versions first.
Support is not provided for features listed as "Experimental" or "Alpha" or any similar designation. Issues regarding such features should be opened in the GitLab issue tracker. Teams should release features as GA from the start unless there are strong reasons to release them as Experiment or Beta versions first.
All Experimental features must [initiate Production Readiness Review](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/infrastructure/production/readiness/#process) and complete the [experiment section in the readiness template](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/readiness/-/blob/master/.gitlab/issue_templates/production_readiness.md#experiment).
Experimental features are:
- Not ready for production use.
- Not ready for production use.
- No support available.
- No support available.
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## Beta
## Beta
Commercially-reasonable efforts are made to provide limited support for features designated as "Beta," with the expectation that issues require extra time and assistance from development to troubleshoot.
Commercially-reasonable efforts are made to provide limited support for features designated as "Beta," with the expectation that issues require extra time and assistance from development to troubleshoot.
All Beta features must complete all sections up to and including the [beta section in the readiness template](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/readiness/-/blob/master/.gitlab/issue_templates/production_readiness.md#beta) by following the [Production Readiness Review process](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/infrastructure/production/readiness/#process).
Beta features are:
- May not be ready for production use.
- May not be ready for production use.
- Support on a commercially-reasonable effort basis.
- Support on a commercially-reasonable effort basis.
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## Generally Available (GA)
## Generally Available (GA)
Generally Available features means that they passed the [Production Readiness Review](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/readiness/-/blob/master/.gitlab/issue_templates/production_readiness.md) for GitLab.com, and are:
Generally Available features must complete the [Production Readiness Review](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/infrastructure/production/readiness) and complete all sections up to and including the [GA section in the readiness template](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/readiness/-/blob/master/.gitlab/issue_templates/production_readiness.md#general-availability).
