Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2023 00:06:01 -0500 From: Glen Barber <gjb@freebsd.org> To: Rich Reynolds <rich@redstar-assoc.com> Cc: FreeBSD Release Engineering Team <re@freebsd.org>, freebsd-current@freebsd.org, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [HEADS-UP] Quick update to 14.0-RELEASE schedule Message-ID: <9D0AE587-C9AE-4751-9B08-B4AF6811B633@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <a861883b-a4d9-4c67-b7d4-c7fcaceafe2b@redstar-assoc.com> References: <a861883b-a4d9-4c67-b7d4-c7fcaceafe2b@redstar-assoc.com>
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Thank you for that. Glen Sent from my phone. Please excuse my brevity and/or typos. > On Nov 15, 2023, at 11:17 PM, Rich Reynolds <rich@redstar-assoc.com> wrote= : >=20 > =EF=BB=BFOn 11/15/23 20:19, Pete Wright wrote: >>> On 11/15/23 16:30, Glen Barber wrote: >>> The alternative would be to say nothing at all. >>>=20 >>> Either way, it is a productivity, communication drain. It is >>> a lose-lose situation no matter how one looks at it given the above >>> context. We either get chastised for being "too open" into insights >>> delaying an official announcement, or for being "not open enough" when >>> there is silence from RE when a release does not meet its scheduled >>> announcement date. >> Glen I appreciate your transparency and the efforts you have done to keep= everyone in the loop. I think people get excited about new releases, which= is probably a good thing. IMHO i feel you've been striking a good balance.= >> As an operator these updates are really helpful for me as it allows me to= adjust timelines on my end for updating my fleet of servers. You and the RE= team do an incredible job - and personally I am thankful for the caution an= d common sense you all bring to this complex process. >> Cheers, >> -pete >> --=20 >> Pete Wright >> pete@nomadlogic.org >> @nomadlogicLA > +1 from a retired RE manager > yet another hard thankless job in the development chain... >=20 > --=20 > When you beleve in things. that you don't understand, > then you suffer, superstition ain't the way. > Stevie Wonder - 1972 >=20
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