Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 17:22:11 -0700 From: Jo Rhett <jrhett@netconsonance.com> To: Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.org> Cc: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org>, FreeBSD Stable <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: challenge: end of life for 6.2 is premature with buggy 6.3 Message-ID: <7B3DA577-61F6-41D2-90B1-954E3A5A5C80@netconsonance.com> In-Reply-To: <48472CCF.8080101@FreeBSD.org> References: <9B7FE91B-9C2E-4732-866C-930AC6022A40@netconsonance.com> <4846D849.2090005@FreeBSD.org> <4846E14C.709@FreeBSD.org> <AC78CAC0-BA7C-4A20-9BEE-E7E37FD225E7@netconsonance.com> <48472CCF.8080101@FreeBSD.org>
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> Jo Rhett wrote: >> On Jun 4, 2008, at 11:39 AM, Kris Kennaway wrote: >>> Also, it's not like anyone should have been caught by surprise by >>> the 6.2 EoL; the expiry date has been advertised since the 6.2 >>> release itself. >> It has changed multiple times. I keep reviewing and finding 6.3 >> bugs outstanding, and then observe the EoL get pushed. >> I'm surprised that it failed to get pushed this time. > > I'm sorry that the FreeBSD project failed to conform to your > expectations. However, I invite you to actually try 6.3 for > yourself instead of assuming that it will fail. Several of the bug reports have the *exact* same hardware we are using. Rackable systems with 3ware controllers. If you're asking why I don't turn a production environment over to being a freebsd-unstable-testbed, I can't really answer that question in a way you'd understand (if you were asking that question) -- Jo Rhett Net Consonance : consonant endings by net philanthropy, open source and other randomness
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