Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2008 10:17:20 +0800 From: "Adrian Chadd" <adrian@freebsd.org> To: "FreeBSD Stable" <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: 6.2; 6.3; EOL; combustible discussions Message-ID: <d763ac660806071917n5df49144r1b81ca0b7bee6d69@mail.gmail.com>
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Ok everyone, I think thats enough about this for now. I think the developers and users have made their points clear, and they're no going to agree any more (but they may agree less) over time. For now, I think we should wait for the following: * Some users standing up, stating "yes, 6.2 lifetime means a lot to us, we'll happily contribute back security fixes and/or bug fixes for our hardware so we can continue using it!", and then doing so. * Some users (Jo, in particular) providing hardware which 6.2 runs on but 6.3 may or may not, and allowing interested developers to jump on and test/debug, so this whole discussion can be ejected out the nearest airlock. * Users figuring out they can contribute back to the community. It isn't hard, honest. How do you think some of us learnt how stuff works? :) Anything else, really, is just going to continue upsetting people. Yes, users want stability in their specific environments. Yes, developers are mere mortals, and users should be happy that there's even a project here they can get access to without some kind of warez-like upload/download ratio. further discussion is just going to upset people even further. :) Adrian -- Adrian Chadd - adrian@freebsd.org
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