Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 09:39:41 -0500 From: Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com> To: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD has serious problems with focus, longevity, and lifecycle Message-ID: <20252.8109.369278.46542@jerusalem.litteratus.org> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1201191422060.68547@172-17-198-245.tybonyfhvgr.arg> References: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1201191422060.68547@172-17-198-245.tybonyfhvgr.arg>
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Doug Barton writes: > > That would suggest that the end users don't really lose on features by > > delaying the new releases, since those features typically aren't ready > > anyway. > > I think "typically" is stretching it a bit here. As humans we > tend to focus our attention on the things that cause us problems, > rather than acknowledging (or even being aware of) the things > that are working well in the background. Also: how many (non-ports) developers out there remember bugs (including performance issues) that weren't triggered until the code went live? One can argue it shouldn't happen ... but it does. Robert Huff
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