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Date:      11 Jun 1996 21:30:54 -0500
From:      "Richard Wackerbarth" <rkw@dataplex.net>
To:        "freebsd-stable@freebsd.org" <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org>, "garyr@wcs.uq.edu.au" <garyr@wcs.uq.edu.au>
Subject:   Re(2): Status of -stable
Message-ID:  <n1377593831.85616@Richard Wackerbarth>

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Gary R writes:

> Yep, the 2.1.5 -- 2.1.6 -- 2.1.7 ...  cycle just continues until the
> developers are ready to turn -current into 2.2.0.  As soon as 2.2.0-RELEASE
> is out, 2.1.X  vanishes and bug-fixes for 2.2.0 start flowing.  On the
> presumption that the zero release always contains quite a few bugs *grin*
> the expectation is that there will be a 2.2.1-RELEASE about 6-8 weeks
> later.  The rate of bug discovery will probably then slow considerably
> and there _may_ be the opportunity for Paul's team to consider the odd new
> driver if it is an easy fit and if there is significant demand for it and
> significant advantage for the users in having it.

Here I think you are premature in abandoning the 2.1 strain. We should keep it
until the 2.2 strain has had enough bugs fixed that we are comfortable
considering it to be throughly shaken out.


-- 
Richard Wackerbarth
rkw@dataplex.net




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