From owner-freebsd-hackers Mon Dec 10 4:55: 9 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from brea.mc.mpls.visi.com (brea.mc.mpls.visi.com [208.42.156.100]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DE9CF37B417 for ; Mon, 10 Dec 2001 04:55:03 -0800 (PST) Received: from sheol.localdomain (hawkeyd-fw.dsl.visi.com [208.42.101.193]) by brea.mc.mpls.visi.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0630C2DE00D; Mon, 10 Dec 2001 06:55:03 -0600 (CST) Received: (from hawkeyd@localhost) by sheol.localdomain (8.11.1/8.11.1) id fBACt2W28836; Mon, 10 Dec 2001 06:55:02 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from hawkeyd) Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 06:55:02 -0600 (CST) Message-Id: <200112101255.fBACt2W28836@sheol.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Newsreader: knews 0.9.8a Reply-To: hawkeyd@visi.com Organization: if (!FIFO) if (!LIFO) break; References: <20011209175137.B13554_clan.nothing-going-on.org@ns.sol.net> <20011209221607.78673.qmail_web21108.mail.yahoo.com@ns.sol.net> In-Reply-To: <20011209221607.78673.qmail_web21108.mail.yahoo.com@ns.sol.net> From: hawkeyd@visi.com (D J Hawkey Jr) Subject: Re: Tangent for discussion: FreeBSD performs worse that Linux X-Original-Newsgroups: sol.lists.freebsd.hackers To: hitmaster2k@yahoo.com, hackers@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG In article <20011209221607.78673.qmail_web21108.mail.yahoo.com@ns.sol.net>, hitmaster2k@yahoo.com writes: > hi, > does anyone need any special skills to manage the > kind of branch you are talking about... > example.. RELENG_4_4_BUGFIX > > what kind of skills and experience in FreeBSD would > be needed for this kind of branch.... I'm still confused about what this branch would contain; bug fixes to 4.4REL? Isn't that what -STABLE is all about? >> I could maintain a "not-FreeBSD-sanctioned" site >> for patches of -CURRENT and -STABLE code applyable >> to previous releases, >> but that would only muddy >> the FreeBSD maintenance and distribution waters >> that I think work well for >> what they're intended to address, as well as open >> myself up to all sorts >> of support and maintenance headaches. > > i wouldn't mind helping.... :-) Consider yourself "enlisted". :-) What sorts of skills/interests have you to offer? I'm a pretty fair C coder, and can comfortably play with shell, awk, and sed scripts, too. I'm already involved in a few "global" projects, so I'm not too bad at managing/applying/supplying submissions. And guess what? I can write man pages and other documentation, too! I have web/ftp space available at my ISP (midwest USA), and it has some pretty fat pipes. Some logistics and details still need to be worked out before I/we really start anything (I hope to work them out in this thread, if I'm not kicked out for being off-topic). > -Hiten, Is that pronounced with a long or short 'i'? Dave -- Windows: "Where do you want to go today?" Linux: "Where do you want to go tomorrow?" FreeBSD: "Are you guys coming, or what?" To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message