Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2012 13:10:30 +0100 From: Chris Rees <utisoft@gmail.com> To: Peter Jeremy <peter@rulingia.com> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Upcoming release schedule - 8.4 ? Message-ID: <CADLo838-sqRLjdwz5UR=c6%2BTQhZ3_2Dma_3A_ogSXOvFMet1yw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20120615083903.GB99709@aspire.rulingia.com> References: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1206111537310.19012@kozubik.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1206140649530.72545@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <CADLo83--6KyBptR2a4GgEy_CEW3trKxHT1k9ZzMu8P44cH5O2A@mail.gmail.com> <4FD9A0E2.9010101@my.gd> <CADLo839aAgkOaUZL4YuHMmtgbZMbUtAx4Wbnaqaa6uMAiOS%2BVQ@mail.gmail.com> <20120615083903.GB99709@aspire.rulingia.com>
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On Jun 15, 2012 9:39 AM, "Peter Jeremy" <peter@rulingia.com> wrote: > > On 2012-Jun-14 08:09:30 +0100, Chris Rees <utisoft@gmail.com> wrote: > >Except STABLE is no good for production, and the problem is EoL- updates > >and support stop. > > There's nothing stopping you from from running -stable in production. > Obviously, you will need to do more extensive testing than you might > need to for a -release. > > As for EoL, all software goes EoL and support for that software stops. > FreeBSD releases are typically supported for 4 years - IMO, that's > excellent value for money. > > On 2012-Jun-14 12:48:19 +0100, Chris Rees <utisoft@gmail.com> wrote: > >On Jun 14, 2012 9:30 AM, "Damien Fleuriot" <ml@my.gd> wrote: > >> I've moved us to 8.3-STABLE recently and am quite happy with it, so far. > > > >Too strong wording perhaps; but you can't claim that an EOL stable branch > >will have the level of support afforded to live branches. That was > >supposed to be my point, as Mark has also explained. > > You are the only person that is claiming that 8.x is EOL. I have not > seen any official announcement to that effect. The absence of an > announcement of 8.4-release does not make it EOL. Of course not. The fear that this whole thread is about the possibility of EoL this year or soon; the OP wants support for longer. Chris
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