Date: Fri, 03 Aug 2001 19:00:21 +0100 From: ian j hart <ianjhart@ntlworld.com> To: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> Cc: "stable@FreeBSD.ORG" <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: RELENG_4_3 calls itself -RELEASE? Message-ID: <3B6AE6B5.EC8E01F3@ntlworld.com> References: <01080300314100.00395@spatula.home> <20010802170621.A7087@freeway.dcfinc.com> <01080301194203.00395@spatula.home> <20010802234312Z.jkh@freebsd.org> <15210.50539.1049.210763@guru.mired.org>
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Mike Meyer wrote: > > Jordan Hubbard <jkh@freebsd.org> types: > > I vote we call the new branch "4.4-CABBAGE" since that has absolutely > > no prior connotations (related to software, anyway) for anyone and is > > self-evidently chosen to very deliberately not suggest anything, > > except perhaps that it might be a good time for some Borscht or a > > little Sauerkraut, in the reader's mind. I would also be content > > with RUTABAGA or BEET. > > Only if we also rename -STABLE and -CURRENT to match. Personally, I > like flightless birds - preferably extinct - but I can understand why > that doesn't appeal to others. > > Leaving it at -RELEASE isn't all that bad. The original complaint was > that it was a surprise. As others have noted, we deal with that kind > of thing all the time. Either way, -RELEASE is what's approved by the > release engineer. We will have to change the documentation to match, > though. When you log on and MOTD tells you you have 4.3-RELEASE how do you know _which_ 4.3-RELEASE you have. The one with a broken telnetd or the one without. (You need to check the date of course). What if you have x00 4.3-RELEASE machines to secure? Checking files will take a lot longer than reading the MOTD and the build date. That assuming you haven't been rooted already of course. ;) > > <mike > -- > Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ > Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message -- ian j hart To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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