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Subject: Re: Archives of last quarterly package builds?
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On 3/8/18 11:17 am, Kurt Jaeger wrote:
> Hi!
>
>>> I've asked for this but the answer is
>>> "no we don't do that..  and have no plans to".
>> What is the rationale?
> I don't know, but as the setup of your own package builder box
> is simple enough -- wouldn't that be an alternative for you ?
If the answer is always "don't use the quarterly packages but create 
your own, then why have them at all?"

Think about it.. Every three months we spend time adding bug fixes and 
stability fixes to a branch.
then just as it's getting good..    we delete all the pkgs.  It makes 
no sense at all.