Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2012 08:58:36 +0100 From: Erwin Lansing <erwin@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-hubs@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Removal of older releases... Message-ID: <20120316075835.GQ13978@droso.net> In-Reply-To: <4F62F1AA.8020109@FreeBSD.org> References: <1331815908.3738.6.camel@bauer.cse.buffalo.edu> <4F62F1AA.8020109@FreeBSD.org>
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On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 12:54:18AM -0700, Doug Barton wrote: > On 03/15/2012 05:51, Ken Smith wrote: > > > > Late Friday evening (March 16, 2012) I'll be removing the release > > bits and release package set for 7.4-RELEASE to help make space > > for the upcoming 8.3-RELEASE bits. > > Given that 7.4 is still a supported release for another year, couldn't > we find something else to trim? (Yes, I realize we have archives ...) > Note that it's only the release bits that are removed, not stable bits. While we still support 7.4 from a security and package viewpoint, we don't encourage new installations and recommend 8.x or even 9.x for that. While I personally would have liked to see them kept a bit longer, I'm not against removing them at this point already. Erwin -- Erwin Lansing http://droso.org Prediction is very difficult especially about the future erwin@FreeBSD.orghome | help
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