From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jun 23 15:30:27 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 89A0A1065685 for ; Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:30:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) Received: from server.baldwin.cx (bigknife-pt.tunnel.tserv9.chi1.ipv6.he.net [IPv6:2001:470:1f10:75::2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 253918FC15 for ; Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:30:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) Received: from zion.baldwin.cx (zion.baldwin.cx [IPv6:2001:470:1f11:75:2a0:d2ff:fe18:8b38]) (authenticated bits=0) by server.baldwin.cx (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m5NFU8cE034447; Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:30:21 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) From: John Baldwin To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:51:03 -0400 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.7 References: <3cc535c80806080449q3ec6e623v8603e9eccc3ab1f2@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <3cc535c80806080449q3ec6e623v8603e9eccc3ab1f2@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200806231051.03685.jhb@freebsd.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Greylist: Sender succeeded SMTP AUTH authentication, not delayed by milter-greylist-2.0.2 (server.baldwin.cx [IPv6:2001:470:1f11:75::1]); Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:30:21 -0400 (EDT) X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.93.1/7541/Mon Jun 23 10:21:03 2008 on server.baldwin.cx X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.5 required=4.2 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,NO_RELAYS autolearn=ham version=3.1.3 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.3 (2006-06-01) on server.baldwin.cx Cc: Andy Kosela Subject: Re: CLARITY 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: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:30:27 -0000 On Sunday 08 June 2008 07:49:35 am Andy Kosela wrote: [ much snippage.. ] > there is time to rethink FreeBSD overall strategy and goals. Major > companies using FreeBSD in their infrastructure like Yahoo! or Juniper > Networks would definetly benefit from such moves focused on long term > support of stable releases. I honestly think it is in their interest to > support, even financially FWIW, Yahoo! tracks -stable branches, not point releases. -- John Baldwin