From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 16 16:42:04 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C20BA106566C for ; Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:42:04 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from linimon@lonesome.com) Received: from mail.soaustin.net (lefty.soaustin.net [66.135.55.46]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A3DC48FC2B for ; Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:42:04 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail.soaustin.net (Postfix, from userid 502) id E24E88C05F; Tue, 16 Feb 2010 10:42:03 -0600 (CST) Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 10:42:03 -0600 From: Mark Linimon To: Freddie Cash Message-ID: <20100216164203.GA1309@lonesome.com> References: <20100215171858.GB13685@droso.net> <201002151711.47297.freebsd@insightbb.com> <367b2c981002151417m6b6b4ed8v1e24a89263f65a7b@mail.gmail.com> <20100216062811.4794f84c@scorpio.seibercom.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [HEADSUP]: ports feature freeze now in effect X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:42:04 -0000 > It would be nice to get the new version installed prior to the release > of FreeBSD-7.3, IMHO. a) it's not sufficiently tested. b) an upgrade to xorg is in the wings. That's certainly going to affect even more ports. Waiting for both of those to be finished would mean delaying 7.3 even longer. IMHO we're in good shape where we are to get a quick release out and then do some other upgrades to get ready for 8.1. mcl