From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Nov 8 19:57:55 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 25C3316A4CE for ; Mon, 8 Nov 2004 19:57:55 +0000 (GMT) Received: from imo-m25.mx.aol.com (imo-m25.mx.aol.com [64.12.137.6]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A828E43D48 for ; Mon, 8 Nov 2004 19:57:54 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from TM4526@aol.com) Received: from TM4526@aol.com by imo-m25.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v37_r3.8.) id w.1d6.2f657330 (4410); Mon, 8 Nov 2004 14:57:43 -0500 (EST) From: TM4526@aol.com Message-ID: <1d6.2f657330.2ec129b7@aol.com> Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2004 14:57:43 EST To: thad.butterworth@hp.com MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: 9.0 for Windows sub 5114 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: difference between releases X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 08 Nov 2004 19:57:55 -0000 In a message dated 11/8/04 2:41:38 PM Eastern Standard Time, thad.butterworth@hp.com writes: >As far as open-open source being the only one in beta, I work in >development where our code is closed-source. Even we have to admit that >our releases fit better into the category of BETA than RELEASE. Which is pretty-much why I haven't bought or recommended anything from HP since the LaserJet Plus. I wonder how they feel about you revealing that? Please lets not get into "yet-another" open-source discussion. My only point was that a "Release" should not be "just another snapshot", there should be some "plan". If the 4 bozos who jump on everything I say will just cut back on the coffee there wouldn't be so much BS.