Date: Thu, 17 May 2007 16:30:50 +0100 From: Chris <chrcoluk@gmail.com> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: fast rate of major FreeBSD releases to STABLE Message-ID: <3aaaa3a0705170830g46487cc7occc8a51b82a9118b@mail.gmail.com>
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I have mentioned this before about releasing a new major version of FreeBSD at such short intervals. Now I am wondering what path the FreeBSD community is taking in regards to server and desktop use. Stuff I would love to see in FreeBSD 7.x (CURRENT) before 7.0 release which looks like it isnt going to happen Multi IP Jails - waiting since 4.x, patches done for both 5.x and 6.x but never commited. Dynamic tcp windows - I think is patched but not heard if commited. More hardware support - FreeBSD still has poor hardware support when compared to other OS's, in particular vendors such as realtek nics. A more user friendly installer so datacentres stop been put off FreeBSD. Work on the network code so STABLE stops panicing and lagging on low amounts of ddos that 4.x barely flexed at and even 5.x could cope with. The recent ports freeze has also concerned me, this is the longest ports freeze I have witnessed since I started using FreeBSD years ago and its for a desktop element of the os, does it matter if servers running FreeBSD have to remain on vulnerable versions of ports as a result of this? The viability of upgrading FreeBSD to a new major version at least every 2 years is small, can choose not to upgrade as security patches will exist but ports only get supported on the latest STABLE tree now and I expect 5.x development will be killed off like 4.x was when 7.0 hits release. Why cant 7.0 be released when more long awaited features are added and then not as STABLE tree only as CURRENT (like 5.0 was) and if 7.0 is considered stable then 7.1 can be STABLE branch. I consider 6.2 to be the first release in 6.x branch close to proper stability and that release is under a year old before a new major release is due. Please dont flame me as I am a avid FreeBSD server user not a fan of linux so not been a troll this is a serious post. Chris
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