Date: Thu, 25 Nov 1999 12:14:23 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: Mike Tancsa <mike@sentex.net> Cc: stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: speaking of 3.4... Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.9911251213390.80669-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <3.0.5.32.19991123132634.00ba7100@staff.sentex.ca>
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On Tue, 23 Nov 1999, Mike Tancsa wrote: > >Our release QA is horrible. Look at what Apple does -- they sit on the > >release candidate for a *month*, with *no changes at all*, before putting > >it gold; we might get a week, and frequently there's last-minute changes > >or more obscure nuances that often result in bugs in the release. > > But Apple charges big bucks (relative to the cost for FreeBSD) for new > releases-- so it better be right! You can download the FreeBSD release for > free. I dont think 4 per year is too much considering the design > philosophy of FreeBSD. Especially when contrasted to commercial operating > systems. I don't think that just because FreeBSD is free means we have an excuse for shoddy releases (which retail channels charge money for). That hurts our image. Doug White | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | www.FreeBSD.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the messagehome | help
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