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Date:      Wed, 28 Jun 2000 21:51:42 -0700
From:      "Crist J. Clark" <cristjc@earthlink.net>
To:        Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org>
Cc:        Neil Blakey-Milner <nbm@mithrandr.moria.org>, Brooks Davis <brooks@one-eyed-alien.net>, Francisco Reyes <fran@reyes.somos.net>, FreeBSd Chat list <chat@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Why can't upgrades be simpler?
Message-ID:  <20000628215142.C451@dialin-client.earthlink.net>
In-Reply-To: <4.3.2.7.2.20000628112835.00de8710@localhost>; from brett@lariat.org on Wed, Jun 28, 2000 at 11:32:40AM -0600
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On Wed, Jun 28, 2000 at 11:32:40AM -0600, Brett Glass wrote:

[snip]

> The problem with the current system is that so much of the development
> of the "stable" branch, from the .0 release on, is "backporting." It
> shouldn't be. The "stable" branch should be the focus of at least as
> much attention as the next "experimental" release.

You are one of the proponents of keeping STABLE as "stable" as
possible. We all have heard several times that you never start using a
new release until x.2. Now, you want the active development done on
this stable branch? It seems that you want to have your cake and eat
it too (to use a cliche that never made much sense to me).
-- 
Crist J. Clark                           cjclark@alum.mit.edu


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