Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2006 03:28:15 -0800 From: Jo Rhett <jrhett@svcolo.com> To: Mark Linimon <linimon@lonesome.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, current <current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Fast releases demand binary updates.. (Was: Release schedule for 2006) Message-ID: <20060106112815.GH54324@svcolo.com> In-Reply-To: <20060105233226.GC17890@soaustin.net> References: <43A266E5.3080103@samsco.org> <43AB1E65.2030501@mac.com> <20051222221202.GM39174@svcolo.com> <200512231136.12471.doconnor@gsoft.com.au> <20060105092448.GH1358@svcolo.com> <20060105184147.GD69162@funkthat.com> <20060105233226.GC17890@soaustin.net>
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> > I just know that core has either struck it down or been Silent. On Thu, Jan 05, 2006 at 05:32:26PM -0600, Mark Linimon wrote: > The latter is an entirely different case from the former, and you've been > claiming core has done the former. This, and the above, tell me that > you're not interested in checking your facts before making an accusation. > (And, as well, that you do not even understand the role the core plays > in the project. Hint: it is not primarily technical in nature.) I agree with most of what you said here. This was known and understood. Agreement on direction is what I was expecting, er, dreaming about. Not technical issues. Sorry if that surprises you. But I have to take objection to this: > As a final observation, FreeBSD is rarely advanced by postings of the > form 'FreeBSD must do XYZ'. This is primarily because volunteers work on > whatever they feel interested in doing with their free time, rather than > the priorities anyone else sets for them. First, this is obvious and true for all open source projects. But no, FreeBSD _never_ advances because someone writes code that does something well. FreeBSD _only_ advances when the core developers agree that this thing is worthy of their interest. And I'm not even saying this is a bad thing. It just means that writing code without buy-in from the core developers is GUARANTEED to be a waste of time. -- Jo Rhett senior geek SVcolo : Silicon Valley Colocation
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