Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:51:12 -0600 From: "Matthew D. Fuller" <fullermd@over-yonder.net> To: Julian Elischer <julian@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, Devin Teske <devin.teske@fisglobal.com> Subject: Re: * Re: FreeBSD has serious problems with focus, longevity, and lifecycle Message-ID: <20120118045112.GH509@over-yonder.net> In-Reply-To: <4F163A6F.8020804@freebsd.org> References: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1112211415580.19710@kozubik.com> <jf3mps$is3$1@dough.gmane.org> <CAFHbX1%2Bi3JwCCBmqtOsW6m74VpDBSAmBOt7CPcCGAPCO2DBDkA@mail.gmail.com> <CAF-QHFV8oj=ipwcsVo3e3P3kgGBPr%2Bz1gRzn3D3PT%2Bc0pHJtcQ@mail.gmail.com> <4F15C48F.7020302@barafranca.com> <20120117224123.GC509@over-yonder.net> <4F16331E.4000702@freebsd.org> <20120118030532.GG509@over-yonder.net> <F515379F-12D1-4D06-A42D-089FB004C328@fisglobal.com> <4F163A6F.8020804@freebsd.org>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 07:20:15PM -0800 I heard the voice of Julian Elischer, and lo! it spake thus: > > the trouble with 5 was that it had to be all-or-nothing. > > [...] > > the size of the "giant pile of stuff" was not of our choosing. As may be, it's beside my point. Whether due to malice, incompetence, or the unalterable ways of the universe, 5 spent something approaching forever "not ready to release", and depending on who you ask, kept that status until it became known as "6.0". And that, not "4 is awesome", is the principal reason 4 kept chugging so long. -- Matthew Fuller (MF4839) | fullermd@over-yonder.net Systems/Network Administrator | http://www.over-yonder.net/~fullermd/ On the Internet, nobody can hear you scream.
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?20120118045112.GH509>