From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jun 13 18:37:25 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (unknown [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 742B3106566B for ; Wed, 13 Jun 2012 18:37:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nonesuch@longcount.org) Received: from mail-lb0-f182.google.com (mail-lb0-f182.google.com [209.85.217.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E41B98FC12 for ; Wed, 13 Jun 2012 18:37:24 +0000 (UTC) Received: by lbon10 with SMTP id n10so1843249lbo.13 for ; Wed, 13 Jun 2012 11:37:23 -0700 (PDT) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=google.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:x-originating-ip:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:content-type:x-gm-message-state; bh=VILnSHLRc3K25MSR9VP+4r0LPNFwqakiyGGUfN29lus=; b=ZOcgDWepWA6YkjpoM5lE24N4rzok6JUO5ycUxKBuUSuiZewPb38Gw8ieTBAlgIn3hr BwTH7PXlg+0ijU/GGz7o5a34wURp1k/eEFVfYcSYPFQFzp1w/qE3i20B+ULX43kHGz4U cx+UiAuMGASs1Rav+aNzID4TAvV6Bt3tA4hXZ1ACTihZcRkqc3jIQLciLpPhRoAaVxtH WsK77rQPhEsYvl7J30HarP4Z6/s1mxs2wLuCTVkQ4VC48HdMEfqEjho4HD7pDarXn+M2 ziscRyNmtnNXH03WcgFg3hQ0SiWNI0Y2dggE0qTxX7q9Zjw8ZfJs6rslojRqXJ6I6utW H1UA== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.152.148.170 with SMTP id tt10mr25455011lab.48.1339612643693; Wed, 13 Jun 2012 11:37:23 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.112.27.137 with HTTP; Wed, 13 Jun 2012 11:37:23 -0700 (PDT) X-Originating-IP: [209.66.78.50] In-Reply-To: <201206131847.41695.mitchell@wyatt672earp.force9.co.uk> References: <20120612230808.GA68402@jerrymc.net> <201206131847.41695.mitchell@wyatt672earp.force9.co.uk> Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2012 14:37:23 -0400 Message-ID: From: Mark Saad To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQmZjSWf1bTxDrl9HEQ318C6O+FQN/+blR+EYE+HOh9Fe2VUC11ecKMDWBH8ZFQYWYnZgqGn Subject: Re: Upcoming release schedule - 8.4 ? X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2012 18:37:25 -0000 I'll share my 2 cents here, as someone who maintains a decent sided FreeBSD install. 1. FreeBSD needs to make end users more comfortable with using a Dot-Ohh release; and at the time of the dot-ohh release a timeline for the next point releases should be made. * 2. Having three supported releases is showing issues , and brings up the point of why was 9.0 not released as 8.3 ? ** 3. The end users appear to want less releases, and for them to be supported longer . * A rough outline would do and it should be on the main release page http://www.freebsd.org/releases/ ** Yes I understand that 9.0 had tons of new features that were added and its not exactly a point release upgrade from 8.2 , however one can argue that if it were there would be less yelling about when version X is going to be EOL'd and when will version Y be released. -- mark saad | nonesuch@longcount.org