From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jun 7 22:05:45 2008 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 A78301065684 for ; Sat, 7 Jun 2008 22:05:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gad@FreeBSD.org) Received: from smtp8.server.rpi.edu (smtp8.server.rpi.edu [128.113.2.228]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7F67A8FC0A for ; Sat, 7 Jun 2008 22:05:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gad@FreeBSD.org) Received: from [128.113.24.47] (gilead.netel.rpi.edu [128.113.24.47]) by smtp8.server.rpi.edu (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id m57M5g1F010968; Sat, 7 Jun 2008 18:05:43 -0400 Mime-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: In-Reply-To: <52E265BB-BBB1-439D-B375-D6C6AA04697C@netconsonance.com> References: <9B7FE91B-9C2E-4732-866C-930AC6022A40@netconsonance.com> <48472DB6.5030909@samsco.org> <6010676B-91B0-4AF8-ACF8-039A59B29331@netconsonance.com> <200806050248.59229.max@love2party.net> <20080605083907.GD1028@server.vk2pj.dyndns.org> <902E9703E6E50776A17E9F92@utd65257.utdallas.edu> <20080605220244.GP1028@server.vk2pj.dyndns.org> <34E9F0D46D7B9F45EDA38F4C@utd65257.utdallas.edu> <48488D1A.9070105@kutulu.org> <52E265BB-BBB1-439D-B375-D6C6AA04697C@netconsonance.com> Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2008 18:05:42 -0400 To: Jo Rhett From: Garance A Drosehn Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" X-RPI-SA-Score: undef - spam scanning disabled X-CanItPRO-Stream: default X-Canit-Stats-ID: Bayes signature not available X-Scanned-By: CanIt (www . roaringpenguin . com) on 128.113.2.228 Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: challenge: end of life for 6.2 is premature with buggy 6.3 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: Sat, 07 Jun 2008 22:05:45 -0000 At 2:37 PM -0700 6/7/08, Jo Rhett wrote: > >Mike, could you do me a favor and provide me with a set of words >that will make what I am trying to say on this topic clear? I keep >saying the same thing over and over again and nobody is hearing me, >so could you perhaps help me translate this? The fact that we reject your request that we provide further support for 6.2 does not mean we did not understand the question. It is you who are not understanding the reply. What you are asking for is *SUPPORT* for 6.2. That implies that we need to guarantee we will spend time *WORKING* on 6.2. We see no benefit in doing that. We would much rather spend that time to improve things in 6.3, because 6.3 is one of the branches we are supporting. As soon as you can tell us how we "support" 6.2 without *working* on 6.2, then maybe you'll have a more attentive audience. -- Garance Alistair Drosehn = drosehn@rpi.edu Senior Systems Programmer or gad@FreeBSD.org Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Troy, NY; USA