From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Feb 26 11:48:59 2012 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 3D78A106564A for ; Sun, 26 Feb 2012 11:48:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from utisoft@gmail.com) Received: from mail-iy0-f182.google.com (mail-iy0-f182.google.com [209.85.210.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 001898FC12 for ; Sun, 26 Feb 2012 11:48:58 +0000 (UTC) Received: by iaeo4 with SMTP id o4so6523499iae.13 for ; Sun, 26 Feb 2012 03:48:58 -0800 (PST) Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of utisoft@gmail.com designates 10.50.156.194 as permitted sender) client-ip=10.50.156.194; Authentication-Results: mr.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of utisoft@gmail.com designates 10.50.156.194 as permitted sender) smtp.mail=utisoft@gmail.com; dkim=pass header.i=utisoft@gmail.com Received: from mr.google.com ([10.50.156.194]) by 10.50.156.194 with SMTP id wg2mr12554278igb.18.1330256938543 (num_hops = 1); Sun, 26 Feb 2012 03:48:58 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:from:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=8gy8est8kSot3t7qJKT6uqtp3MZzztpHPCOunX+AO+E=; b=culyor/54NxlSF0T+4g0Od3ZZADbnkrs9DOgDlRcPI8j7dJjXMgBuHaNZfSbO3yVjY vSXVh+u5z5Gq38b5tvb0iDbd/2LApcGV5PSswSrnFbhaV0j8ajVzl4y/vI4Wy+eZILq8 wgb8OA3S1qfvTmxIgcQK33Qa4RKawHsTgKtc4= Received: by 10.50.156.194 with SMTP id wg2mr10070203igb.18.1330255043275; Sun, 26 Feb 2012 03:17:23 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: utisoft@gmail.com Received: by 10.231.155.20 with HTTP; Sun, 26 Feb 2012 03:16:53 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <201202240835.32041.erichfreebsdlist@ovitrap.com> References: <4F46847D.4010908@my.gd> <201202240835.32041.erichfreebsdlist@ovitrap.com> From: Chris Rees Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2012 11:16:53 +0000 X-Google-Sender-Auth: ExRzKQAPuMIKtdT6AnWpGUC5X9I Message-ID: To: Erich Dollansky Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD9 and the sheer number of problem reports 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: Sun, 26 Feb 2012 11:48:59 -0000 On 24 February 2012 01:35, Erich Dollansky w= rote: > Hi, > > On Friday 24 February 2012 01:25:01 Damien Fleuriot wrote: >> >> This is NOT a troll. >> This is NOT a flame. >> Do NOT hijack this thread to troll/flame. >> > allow them some fun too. >> >> >> Now, I find the number of problem reports regarding 9.0-RELEASE alarming >> and I'm growing more and more fearful towards it. >> >> In the current state of things, I have *absolutely* no wish to run it in >> production :( >> > Did you read deeply into the strategy behind the releases? If I remember = right, the odd numbers are a little bit more experimental compared to the e= ven numbers. For myself, I try to stick with even numbers whenever possible= . If I install FreeBSD on a serious machine, I never use x.0. It must be at= least x.1. There's no such odd/even number policy with FreeBSD-- I think you're thinking of another OS ;) You're right that x.0 is slightly more experimental in general though (by its nature, it must be). Chris