From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Sep 23 00:18:40 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A388C1065676; Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:18:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jrhett@netconsonance.com) Received: from mail.netconsonance.com (mail.netconsonance.com [198.207.204.4]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7727E8FC0C; Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:18:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jrhett@netconsonance.com) Received: from [10.66.240.106] (public-wireless.sv.svcolo.com [64.13.135.30]) (authenticated bits=0) by mail.netconsonance.com (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id m8N0ISxe016665; Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:18:28 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jrhett@netconsonance.com) X-Amavis-Modified: Mail body modified (defanged) by mail.netconsonance.com X-Quarantine-ID: X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at netconsonance.com X-Amavis-Alert: BAD HEADER, Header line longer than 998 characters: References: <12...\n X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Spam-Score: -1.035 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.035 tagged_above=-999 required=3.5 tests=[ALL_TRUSTED=-1.44, AWL=0.405] Message-Id: From: Jo Rhett To: Robert Watson In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v929.2) Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:18:22 -0700 References: <1219409496.10487.22.camel@bauer.cse.buffalo.edu> <2742CAB1-8FF2-425D-A3B6-0658D7DB8F4D@netconsonance.com> <0C2C7E9B-61E3-4720-B76F-4745A3C963DA@netconsonance.com> <658B8861-1E78-4767-8D3D-8B79CC0BD45F@netconsonance.com> <15F15FD1-3C53-4018-8792-BC63289DC4C2@netconsonance.com> <448wtpcikb.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> <34C3D54B-C88C-4C36-B1FE-C07FC27F8CB5@netconsonance.com> <48D596AD.1070209@bgp4.net> <7FC02881-91A6-4A2B-B58F-A4D1671B9978@netconsonance.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.929.2) Cc: netgeek , freebsd-stable , Lowell Gilbert Subject: Re: Upcoming Releases Schedule... X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:18:40 -0000 On Sep 22, 2008, at 3:46 PM, Robert Watson wrote: > The key point here holds, however: I think we should not ever be in > the position of telling people that support lifetime on a release > has been reduced. I agree. However, there are other ways of doing this than to create overlapping windows of support. (totally whistling in the wind for a moment) This isn't an absolute number, but what about something like this? (it should probably be rewritten) -REL will be supported for a minimum of 12 months. It will be extended if * if no other release of the major version is planned, it will be extended 12 additional months. (24 total) * if another release is planned, it will be supported for 3 months past the date of the next release. This isn't actually all that much different from the actuality of your existing practice, but it provides a reasonable guideline that a business can understand. It's also always incrementally forward, and doesn't reward a business for staying behind on a previous release - like your existing policy is doing right now. -- Jo Rhett Net Consonance : consonant endings by net philanthropy, open source and other randomness