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[windows-server-core] Add 2008 and 2012 builds (#5643)
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On those 2 releases (with the R2 variants), it only existed as build option but not as container image. They share the lifecycle / EoS dates of the windows-server variant.

See the following links to prove their existance:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/desktop/legacy/ee391645(v=vs.85)
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/desktop/legacy/ee391631(v=vs.85)
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/desktop/legacy/hh846323(v=vs.85)

This came up during dotnet/core#9441
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latest: 10.0.14393
link: https://learn.microsoft.com/virtualization/windowscontainers/deploy-containers/base-image-lifecycle

- releaseCycle: "2012-R2"
releaseDate: 2013-11-25
lts: true
eoas: 2018-10-09
eol: 2023-10-10
eoes: 2026-10-13
latest: 6.3.9600
link: https://learn.microsoft.com/lifecycle/products/windows-server-2012-r2

- releaseCycle: "2012"
lts: true
releaseDate: 2012-10-30
eoas: 2018-10-09
eol: 2023-10-10
eoes: 2026-10-13
latest: 6.2.9200
link: https://learn.microsoft.com/lifecycle/products/windows-server-2012

- releaseCycle: "2008-R2-SP1"
releaseDate: 2011-02-22
lts: true
eoas: 2015-01-13
eol: 2020-01-14
eoes: 2023-01-10
latest: 6.1.7601
link: https://learn.microsoft.com/lifecycle/products/windows-server-2008-r2

- releaseCycle: "2008-SP2"
releaseDate: 2009-04-29
lts: true
eoas: 2015-01-13
eol: 2020-01-14
eoes: 2023-01-10
latest: 6.0.6003
link: https://learn.microsoft.com/lifecycle/products/windows-server-2008

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> Windows Server Core is a minimal installation option of Windows Server offering a smaller disc footprint with a smaller attack surface.
> It's also offered as Windows container base image.
> It's also offered as Windows container base image starting with 2016 (1607).
See [Windows Server Servicing channels](/windows-server#servicing-channels) for information on the servicing channels.

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