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Date:      Wed, 06 Jun 2007 11:03:03 +0200
From:      Andrea Venturoli <ml@netfence.it>
To:        Doug Barton <dougb@freebsd.org>
Cc:        freebsd-ports@freebsd.org, "Timur I. Bakeyev" <timur@gnu.org>
Subject:   Re: [net/samba3] Upgrade to Samba 3.0.25a
Message-ID:  <46667847.2010700@netfence.it>
In-Reply-To: <4665E9A1.2030402@FreeBSD.org>
References:  <5fbf03c20706050031p6f25d02cyae7a91593e40171a@mail.gmail.com>	<20070605082244.GB22215@com.bat.ru>	<46652DEF.1070709@netfence.it> <20070605124644.GD22215@com.bat.ru> <4665E9A1.2030402@FreeBSD.org>

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Doug Barton wrote:
> Timur I. Bakeyev wrote:
> 
>> Unfortunately, Samba3 became so big and hairy, that fixing one problem
>> there creates few new. So, for the last ~10 releases this was pretty
>> common situation when erratra release was following very quickly.
> 
> I think it's very reasonable, and well in keeping with FreeBSD
> tradition, to delay upgrading to a new release of ported software
> until the maintainer is convinced that it's safe to do so.

Generally speaking I agree, but when it happens, like it did in this 
case, that a new version is committed which has severe bugs and is 
immediately superceded by a corrected one, I think it's good to move to it.

  bye & Thanks
	av.



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