Skip site navigation (1)Skip section navigation (2)
Date:      Sun, 5 May 2002 22:48:15 +0000
From:      "J. Mallett" <jmallett@FreeBSD.ORG>
To:        Murray Stokely <murray@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        "J. Mallett" <jmallett@FreeBSD.ORG>, Wilko Bulte <wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl>, Jeroen Ruigrok van der Werven <asmodai@FreeBSD.ORG>, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/sys/modules/iir Makefile
Message-ID:  <20020505224814.GA23401@FreeBSD.ORG>
In-Reply-To: <20020505223746.GP7922@freebsdmall.com>
References:  <200205040816.g448GFx78456@freefall.freebsd.org> <20020505162309.B12411@freebie.xs4all.nl> <20020505175923.GB2140@FreeBSD.ORG> <20020505223746.GP7922@freebsdmall.com>

next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help

On Sun, May 05, 2002 at 03:37:46PM -0700, Murray Stokely wrote:
> On Sun, May 05, 2002 at 05:59:24PM +0000, J. Mallett wrote:
> > Lots of people either missed that message (developers was busy that day, with
> > the Perl-related threads) or read it as some sort of warning for an impending
> > freeze (jkh said as much on IRC, anyway).
> 
>   There was a 1 month heads up, a 1 week heads up, a "code freeze
> starts now" email, and a newsflash added to the front page of the
> FreeBSD web site.  I thought that would be sufficient.

It should have been.  I was merely stating that I know a lot of people who, if
they read that message at all, were confused.

I think that means they need to pay more attention, not that re@ is at fault.

>   I will add a item to our checklist for 4.7 to send out a 24 hour
> heads up in addition to the 2 other reminder emails and the web site
> newsflash.

That would be good, gives people a clear window to sneak the last minute MFCs
in (ugh).

>   Sorry for the confusion.  As Jeroen said, both he and Mike Smith
> have emailed re@ regarding the iir driver.

I think re@ has done well (but I haven't asked for their approval of anything
yet, so...)
-- 
jmallett@FreeBSD.org   | C, MIPS, POSIX, UNIX, BSD, IRC Geek.
http://www.FreeBSD.org | The Power to Serve
"I've never tried to give my life meaning by demeaning you."

To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org
with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message




Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?20020505224814.GA23401>