Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2002 09:59:13 +0000 From: Ceri Davies <setantae@submonkey.net> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: -STABLE was stable for long time (Re: FreeBSD: Server or Desktop OS?) Message-ID: <20021118095913.GA21088@submonkey.net> In-Reply-To: <20021118022259.062A1286A5@mail.tmseck.homedns.org> References: <20021118002315.GA13171@submonkey.net> <20021118022259.062A1286A5@mail.tmseck.homedns.org>
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On Mon, Nov 18, 2002 at 03:22:59AM +0100, Thomas Seck wrote: > * Ceri Davies (setantae@submonkey.net): > > On Mon, Nov 18, 2002 at 01:02:55AM +0100, Thomas Seck wrote: > >> > >> Basically, you want others to do the developing, testing and patching > >> and keep the complaining part for yourself. > > > > Umm, there aren't any patches for Marc to apply. > > If there were, then this whole discussion wouldn't even be here (because he > > wouldn't be having problems with -stable in the first place). > > > > I also find people telling Marc that he should do some development, or acting > > as though he is somewhat lacking in clue, is rather amusing. > > Always happy to serve. But please read my mail Marc had replied to - > especially the part not quoted in his reply to get my meaning. If I were > in Marc's position I would run -RELEASE and generate patches for new > features and bugfixes myself from -STABLE after review and test. I think Marc's point is that even if he had tested this in a test environment: 1) This isn't definitely going to find anything like his production environment will; 2) The bugs found would still go unfixed, as he can't find anybody to fix them. Also, to those suggesting that Marc should be running -RELEASE anyway, consider that bugs found in a -RELEASE typically have even less chance of getting fixed than bugs found in -STABLE (because only "critical" bugfixes are allowed). Ceri -- Youi cowardice shall be your demise! To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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