Date: Wed, 26 Mar 1997 04:32:27 -0700 (MST) From: chad@anasazi.com (Chad R. Larson) To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: -current and -stable mailing lists Message-ID: <9703261132.AA07173@chad.anasazi.com>
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Ok, Jordan. You asked the question (and stirred up a bunch of traffic on this list). Did you come to any conclusion? Forwarded message: > So we picked poor names for our branches. We blew it. It's not that > hard to do in an evolutionary environment like this one, but now > rather than continue to natter on for another dozen rounds about how > terrible the current naming scheme is, I really would prefer to see > the "general public" answer these two simple questions: > > a) Would the confusion caused by an abrupt name change > exceed the confusion caused by the current conventions? > > b) Assuming that the answer to (a) is no and now you've got > carte blanche to change things, what names would you choose > to describe the 3 tracks of development (mostly quiescent, > current release track, bleeding edge development) which you > feel would most adequately convey their purpose to the > layperson? Explain your rationale for each choice. > > Jordan -crl -- Chad R. Larson (CRL22) Brother, can you paradigm? 602-870-3330 chad@anasazi.com chad@anasaz.UUCP chad@dcfinc.com Anasazi, Inc. - 7500 North Dreamy Draw Drive, Suite 120, Phoenix, Az 85020
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