From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Mar 29 18:11:35 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D061D16A4CE for ; Tue, 29 Mar 2005 18:11:35 +0000 (GMT) Received: from 82-168-75-155-bbxl.xdsl.tiscali.nl (82-168-75-155-bbxl.xdsl.tiscali.nl [82.168.75.155]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EAB9A43D45 for ; Tue, 29 Mar 2005 18:11:34 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from rene@82-168-75-155-bbxl.xdsl.tiscali.nl) Received: from 82-168-75-155-bbxl.xdsl.tiscali.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) j2TIB5Cl046899; Tue, 29 Mar 2005 20:11:05 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from rene@82-168-75-155-bbxl.xdsl.tiscali.nl) Received: (from rene@localhost)j2TIB05W046885; Tue, 29 Mar 2005 20:11:01 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from rene) Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 20:10:59 +0200 From: Rene Ladan To: "Brian K. White" Message-ID: <20050329181059.GA46108@82-168-75-155-bbxl.xdsl.tiscali.nl> References: <4248EA01.6030902@pacific.net.sg> <02bd01c53426$eaec3f40$6800000a@venti> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="UugvWAfsgieZRqgk" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <02bd01c53426$eaec3f40$6800000a@venti> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: freebsd naming of releases X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 18:11:35 -0000 --UugvWAfsgieZRqgk Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Tue, Mar 29, 2005 at 01:16:34AM -0500, Brian K. White wrote: >=20 > ----- Original Message -----=20 > From: "Erich Dollansky" > To: "Andre Guibert de Bruet" > Cc: "Chris" ; > Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 12:39 AM > Subject: Re: freebsd naming of releases >=20 >=20 > >Hi, > > > >Andre Guibert de Bruet wrote: > >> > >>On Tue, 29 Mar 2005, Erich Dollansky wrote: > >> > >>>It would be much easier for many users to understand terms like "alpha= ",=20 > >>>"beta" or "production" as others to it. There is not other meaning in= =20 > >>>"release" as it is released but for what purpose? [snip] > Maybe instead of trying to fit into too few categories, just have every= =20 > daily snapshot, or every cvs commit timestamp, be rated with 3 percentage= =20 > values: > % changed > % known good > % known bad Are these in lines of code? > then translate the percentages to 0-255 values and use them as an RGB val= ue=20 > to colorize download links on a web page. > red , purple, blue links you stay away from, > you use only the greenest green ones for production, or dip into yellows= =20 > for production when necessary. >=20 > the ratings on fresh or recent updates would be WAG's and mostly dark gre= y, wouldn't they be red, as only % changed is known? > but over time would become more real and get brighter as feedback=20 > accumulates. >=20 > yes I'm kidding. :) Surely a nice and interesting idea, but implementing would be a lot of work I guess (not the generation of the web pages, but the % ratings). >=20 > Brian K. White -- brian@aljex.com -- http://www.aljex.com/bkw/ > +++++[>+++[>+++++>+++++++<<-]<-]>>+.>.+++++.+++++++.-.[>+<---]>++. > filePro BBx Linux SCO Prosper/FACTS AutoCAD #callahans Satriani Regards, Rene --=20 "It won't fit on the line." -- me, 2001 --UugvWAfsgieZRqgk Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.0 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFCSZozvz70qa4zXcwRAqXSAJwO9YpLEXe0vgxOlWt8JDaUmmof9ACePaCG FS8/NPV2/xR6CKYyMJ9tEhk= =oLJ/ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --UugvWAfsgieZRqgk--