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To: W Gerald Hicks <gehicks@cisco.com>
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Subject: Re: Why is the STABLE branch not so stable anymore?
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W Gerald Hicks wrote:
> 
> <RANT>
> No.  Threads like this are completely wasting the time of people who use
> it for its chartered purposes.  The feedback process is centered on the
> proper use of send-pr.
> 
> Truth is, this thread is a pulverised mass of dead horse flesh that has
> been beat for years by people expecting a free operating system to
> conform to some mental model they have formed in absence of what has
> actually been communicated by the project.
> 
> Cripes people, the CVS repository is available for people to be able to
> slide back and forth in time as necessary.  It only requires a tiny bit
> of competence.  For fair effort on your part you also gain a fair amount
> of liberty along with a system that has literally made computing history
> in terms of stability.  On top of that, it's free.
> </RANT>
> 
> Can this stupid thread please die now?

Threads like this come up every few months, I just try to ignore them
and hope they go away :)

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