Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2000 21:20:42 +0200 From: Jeroen Ruigrok van der Werven <jruigrok@via-net-works.nl> To: Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org> Cc: Paul Richards <paul@originative.co.uk>, arch@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/usr.bin/finger finger.c Message-ID: <20001003212041.A91301@lucifer.bart.nl> In-Reply-To: <200010031835.e93IZBn44696@hak.lan.Awfulhak.org>; from brian@Awfulhak.org on Tue, Oct 03, 2000 at 07:35:11PM %2B0100 References: <paul@originative.co.uk> <200010031835.e93IZBn44696@hak.lan.Awfulhak.org>
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[cut back on cc:'s and crossposts] -On [20001003 20:45], Brian Somers (brian@Awfulhak.org) wrote: >> I think we should have a stable release team, that changes to the stable >> branch should be gated through to ensure they're thouroughly tested and >> that there's a need for them to be backported. I'd be happy to work with >> anyone else who wants to volunteer to do that since maintaining a stable >> version of the OS is a major issue for me with my new hat on. > >I'd be willing to be part of such a team. Count me in too. I have been doing 4-STABLE and 3-STABLE a lot the last few months. However we have some other issues to address. At the moment we can change structures and other data types which will completely negate any backwards compatibility. We need some system to safeguard that and warn when those sizes change and thus affect the compatibility. -- Jeroen Ruigrok van der Werven Network- and systemadministrator <jruigrok@via-net-works.nl> VIA Net.Works The Netherlands BSD: Technical excellence at its best http://www.via-net-works.nl Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference... To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message
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