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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>
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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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