From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Aug 30 07:32:22 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E468C1065672 for ; Sun, 30 Aug 2009 07:32:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from erikt@midgard.homeip.net) Received: from ch-smtp03.sth.basefarm.net (ch-smtp03.sth.basefarm.net [80.76.149.214]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A1CFF8FC36 for ; Sun, 30 Aug 2009 07:32:22 +0000 (UTC) Received: from c83-255-48-78.bredband.comhem.se ([83.255.48.78]:51984 helo=falcon.midgard.homeip.net) by ch-smtp03.sth.basefarm.net with esmtp (Exim 4.68) (envelope-from ) id 1MheeE-0003Xy-BI for freebsd-stable@freebsd.org; Sun, 30 Aug 2009 09:16:24 +0200 Received: (qmail 8785 invoked from network); 30 Aug 2009 09:16:20 +0200 Received: from owl.midgard.homeip.net (10.1.5.7) by falcon.midgard.homeip.net with ESMTP; 30 Aug 2009 09:16:20 +0200 Received: (qmail 31852 invoked by uid 1001); 30 Aug 2009 09:16:20 +0200 Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2009 09:16:20 +0200 From: Erik Trulsson To: Doug Barton Message-ID: <20090830071620.GA31819@owl.midgard.homeip.net> References: <4A99C502.4060102@FreeBSD.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4A99C502.4060102@FreeBSD.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) X-Originating-IP: 83.255.48.78 X-Scan-Result: No virus found in message 1MheeE-0003Xy-BI. X-Scan-Signature: ch-smtp03.sth.basefarm.net 1MheeE-0003Xy-BI 7d243496a8a98315519c1253ebb4fb0d Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Perennial suggestion to split freebsd-stable into version-specific lists 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, 30 Aug 2009 07:32:23 -0000 On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 05:17:06PM -0700, Doug Barton wrote: > Howdy, > > I make this suggestion every time there is a new major release coming, > maybe this time will be the one! :) > > One could argue that with the 2 active stable branches that we have > now the freebsd-stable@ mailing list is already quite confusing. Is it? I can't say I have noted any particular confusion here, especially not any related to the fact that this list covers both 6-stable and 7-stable. > Adding a third (8-STABLE) will make it much more so (arguably > confusion to the third power instead of just confusion squared), for a > lot of reasons that I think are probably obvious. > > Thus, my suggestion. Split what is currently freebsd-stable into one > list per branch. This year I even have a better suggestion for the > names, freebsd-6@, freebsd-7@, and freebsd-8@. After the flag day mail > sent to the existing -stable list can get an auto-reply explaining the > new world order. > > > What do you think? > > Doug > > -- > > This .signature sanitized for your protection > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- Erik Trulsson ertr1013@student.uu.se