Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:22:57 -0600 From: "Matthew D. Fuller" <fullermd@over-yonder.net> To: Tom Evans <tevans.uk@googlemail.com> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, Ivan Voras <ivoras@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: FreeBSD has serious problems with focus, longevity, and lifecycle Message-ID: <20120117222257.GA509@over-yonder.net> In-Reply-To: <CAFHbX1%2Bi3JwCCBmqtOsW6m74VpDBSAmBOt7CPcCGAPCO2DBDkA@mail.gmail.com> References: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1112211415580.19710@kozubik.com> <jf3mps$is3$1@dough.gmane.org> <CAFHbX1%2Bi3JwCCBmqtOsW6m74VpDBSAmBOt7CPcCGAPCO2DBDkA@mail.gmail.com>
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On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 12:02:29PM +0000 I heard the voice of Tom Evans, and lo! it spake thus: > > You say that snapshots of STABLE are stable and effectively a > running release branch, so why can't more releases be made? > > Is the release process too complex for minor revisions, could that > be improved to make it easier to have more releases, eg by not > bundling ports packages? That's at LEAST a double edged sword. The moment you do that, you'll have a giant groundswell of complaining about how the "quality of releases" has gone down. -- Matthew Fuller (MF4839) | fullermd@over-yonder.net Systems/Network Administrator | http://www.over-yonder.net/~fullermd/ On the Internet, nobody can hear you scream.
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