Date: Fri, 7 Jun 1996 11:04:52 +1000 (EST) From: michael butler <imb@scgt.oz.au> To: stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Status of -stable Message-ID: <199606070104.LAA20154@asstdc.scgt.oz.au> In-Reply-To: <199606061918.NAA26483@rocky.sri.MT.net> from "Nate Williams" at Jun 6, 96 01:18:40 pm
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Nate Williams writes: > FWIW, I think -stable is a wonderful thing. -stable worked because FreeBSD has two general classes of use, those that need a functioning machine 24 by 7 and those that don't. To drop -stable as a concept leaves the 'production use' guys out of the cycle. In that respect, I will be very sad to see it go because it implies that such things as the CERT advisories may not be acted upon for a 3 or 6 month period without either risking the stability of production equipment or producing yet another patch-kit for such things and/or other 'show stoppers', michael
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