Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2017 23:53:35 +0800 From: Julian Elischer <julian@freebsd.org> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [RFC] Why FreeBSD ports should have branches by OS version Message-ID: <cc1c38a4-108c-5f3f-7fa1-400fdcf497f6@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <20170622141644.yadxdubynuhzygcy@ivaldir.net> References: <CAO%2BPfDeFz1JeSwU3f21Waz3nT2LTSDAvD%2B8MSPRCzgM_0pKGnA@mail.gmail.com> <20170622121856.haikphjpvr6ofxn3@ivaldir.net> <dahnkctsm1elbaqlarl8b9euouaplqk2tv@4ax.com> <20170622141644.yadxdubynuhzygcy@ivaldir.net>
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On 22/6/17 10:16 pm, Baptiste Daroussin wrote: > On Thu, Jun 22, 2017 at 10:03:33AM -0400, scratch65535@att.net wrote: >> [Default] On Thu, 22 Jun 2017 14:18:56 +0200, Baptiste Daroussin >> <bapt@FreeBSD.org> wrote: >> >>> As usual with such proposal, where do you find the manpower to handle the number >>> of branches required (the quarterly branches are already hard to maintain, it is >>> only one branch). >> Please help me out here, Baptiste, because I'm apparently missing >> *something*. >> >> Out in industry, if you haven't enough people to do a new >> high-quality release every N months, and you can't get a >> headcount increase, then you cut the release schedule. Can't do >> 4 releases a year? Cut back to 2. Still too many? Cut back to >> 1. >> >> The alternatives to cutting the schedule are that (a) people >> begin burning out and quitting, (b) quality drops and your >> customer base begins abandoning you, or (c) both of the above. >> >> Why don't the same choices apply here? What am I missing? > We only have 1 quarterly branch at the time :) > > The model with one branch per release will bring it to way more with a > maintenance window way larger (actually it is 3 month making the quarterly > relatively easy to maintain) Yeah but the quarterly branches are relatively useless because they a not sync'd to anything and mean nothing special to anyone. As soon as you sync to one, it's deleted and replaced by a completely different one meaning you have to replace *EVERYTHING*, so one might as well just use head. it's actually easier. > > Best regards, > Bapt
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