From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Oct 15 03:35:36 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.org Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 05E7A16A403 for ; Sun, 15 Oct 2006 03:35:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from eddy+public+spam@noc.everquick.net) Received: from a.mx.ict1.everquick.net (a.mx.ict1.everquick.net [204.10.191.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6F39C43D53 for ; Sun, 15 Oct 2006 03:35:35 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from eddy+public+spam@noc.everquick.net) Received: from pop.ict1.everquick.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by a.mx.ict1.everquick.net (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id k9F3ZWgD003272 for ; Sun, 15 Oct 2006 03:35:32 GMT X-Everquick-No-Abuse-1: Report any email abuse to or X-Everquick-No-Abuse-2: call +1 (785) 865-5885. Please be sure to reference X-Everquick-No-Abuse-3: the Message-Id and include GMT timestamps. Received: from localhost (eddy@localhost) by pop.ict1.everquick.net (8.13.3/8.13.3/Submit) with ESMTP id k9F3ZWfl003269 for ; Sun, 15 Oct 2006 03:35:32 GMT X-Authentication-Warning: pop.ict1.everquick.net: eddy owned process doing -bs Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 03:35:32 +0000 (GMT) From: "Edward B. DREGER" X-X-Sender: eddy@pop.ict1.everquick.net To: FreeBSD Stable In-Reply-To: <20061014001314.P96390@fledge.watson.org> Message-ID: References: <451F6E8E.8020301@freebsd.org> <20061011102106.GY1594@obiwan.tataz.chchile.org> <20061011114110.GA23653@soaustin.net> <20061014001314.P96390@fledge.watson.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Cc: Subject: Re: [fbsd] HEADS UP: FreeBSD 5.3, 5.4, 6.0 EoLs coming soon X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 03:35:36 -0000 RW> Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 00:17:20 +0100 (BST) RW> From: Robert Watson RW> On Thu, 12 Oct 2006, Edward B. DREGER wrote: RW> RW> > Perhaps work on 7 should have been delayed until 5 and 6 were able to woo RW> > people away from 4 -- or at least not leave valid reasons for people RW> > wanting to stay behind. RW> Right now this MFC pipeline is working quite well, but it's worth keeping in In which case there should be no complaints about *maintaining* four different trees. :-) Small, incremental patches and security fixes are not the large source refactorings/rototills that are a pain to MFC. RW> > Rather than spend undue effort on 4 and 5, improving 6 and 7 is i.e., I have the same thoughts re the MFC pipeline. Adding major features to 4.x would be a slippery slope, as you described. Once everyone's pet feature was added... voici! 7-STABLE! Eddy -- Everquick Internet - http://www.everquick.net/ A division of Brotsman & Dreger, Inc. - http://www.brotsman.com/ Bandwidth, consulting, e-commerce, hosting, and network building Phone: +1 785 865 5885 Lawrence and [inter]national Phone: +1 316 794 8922 Wichita ________________________________________________________________________ DO NOT send mail to the following addresses: davidc@brics.com -*- jfconmaapaq@intc.net -*- sam@everquick.net Sending mail to spambait addresses is a great way to get blocked. Ditto for broken OOO autoresponders and foolish AV software backscatter.