Date: Tue, 24 May 2005 10:45:48 +0900 From: Joel <rees@ddcom.co.jp> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Lifetime of FreeBSD branches Message-ID: <20050524102414.3A16.REES@ddcom.co.jp> In-Reply-To: <3528.172.16.0.199.1116884292.squirrel@172.16.0.1> References: <20050523210818.GC823@zaphod.nitro.dk> <3528.172.16.0.199.1116884292.squirrel@172.16.0.1>
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Random comment from the peanut gallery, but ... > >> Thanks for the info guys. Does this "security support" also mean that > >> current ports will be compatible with the release? > > > > No, there are no guarantees about that. The ports/ people generally > > try to make things work with older releases, but there are no gurantees > > there. It's simply too much work to make such guarantees, and this is > > after all an volunteer project (for most parts anyway). See also > > http://www.freebsd.org/ports/ for the "official" statement. > > Right, i didnt think so. Debian is a volunteer project too, and their > packaging system supports all of their branches. I guess i should look > into rolling my own packages, to be sure. And yes, i realize that we just > dont have an infrastructure for something like this. I'm thinking that, if a company really doesn't have the infrastructure, there are several good options. You mention Linux. MacOSX is closer to the BSDs than Linux in many ways, tends to have relatively long-term stability, and you can pay Apple for a rather high level of support if you join their developer's program. The best option, however, may be to invest in the infrastructure -- a long term relationship with a qualified contractor, or even an employee whose primary duty would be to (learn how to) do the heavy lifting on backporting and upgrading. That way, the OS itself becomes more a part of the company's resources. -- Joel Rees <rees@ddcom.co.jp> digitcom, inc. $B3t<02q<R%G%8%3%`(B Kobe, Japan +81-78-672-8800 ** <http://www.ddcom.co.jp>; **
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