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From: Darren Reed <avalon@coombs.anu.edu.au>
Subject: Re: on the subject of changes to -RELEASEs...
To: jmb@freefall.freebsd.org (Jonathan M. Bresler)
Date: Tue, 8 Apr 1997 01:37:32 +1000 (EST)
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In-Reply-To: <199704071440.HAA16248@freefall.freebsd.org> from "Jonathan M. Bresler" at Apr 7, 97 07:40:58 am
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In some mail from Jonathan M. Bresler, sie said:
> 
> 	a frequently changing "2.2-RELEASE" is not a release
> 	it would become very difficult to help people with problems.
> 	(which version you running? 2.2-RELEASE.
> 	 which 2.2-RELEASE?)
> 	 admittedly, we could change the output of uname but trying to 
> 	 keep abreast of each version would be supporters nightmare.
> 
> 	"kernel of the week" club?
> 	aka linux.
> 
> 	no thanks.

Might I add, that a constantly changing 2.2-STABLE is the equivalent of
the "linux kernel club of the week".  At times, FreeBSD-current is a "kernel
of the week" club in many ways too, as is NetBSD-current.

What Linux lacks is the distinct "checkpoints" - which in FreeBSD could be
equated to 2.2.0-RELEASE, 2.2.1-RELEASE.  Well, from where I sit anyway :)

I'm sure I've offended a large number of the FreeBSD team just there :)

Darren