Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2007 15:23:14 -0500 From: "Nikolas Britton" <nikolas.britton@gmail.com> To: "Julian Elischer" <julian@elischer.org> Cc: FreeBSD Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>, Ed Schouten <ed@fxq.nl> Subject: Re: Do we need this junk? Message-ID: <ef10de9a0704061323n622f2d64l6e45c0b72af93fb8@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <461697C3.8000700@elischer.org> References: <ef10de9a0704050258l4ea754b3n99a1239a81b844a0@mail.gmail.com> <ef10de9a0704050839g7b873dabw5a5e211140781781@mail.gmail.com> <20070405.140109.39240822.imp@bsdimp.com> <ef10de9a0704060715s6b5957daq2fe8a465362e3446@mail.gmail.com> <20070406142326.GC6950@hoeg.nl> <ef10de9a0704060731l71186e1duea689617af407f4b@mail.gmail.com> <20070406153500.GE6950@hoeg.nl> <46166A5E.3090009@samsco.org> <ef10de9a0704061136s2dc35c06w431d6d3f8c05dc1@mail.gmail.com> <461697C3.8000700@elischer.org>
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On 4/6/07, Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org> wrote: > > I think some of the frustration people have shown with you is because > you don't seem to appreciate how much this issue is constantly thought > about and how the current state is not just an "accident of history". > > We have a LOT of old systems running around the world. > But the old systems don't need the latest and greatest copy of FreeBSD! This is why we provide errata / security fixes. The systems are a static non moving target ???
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