Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:23:16 +0200 From: Miroslav Lachman <000.fbsd@quip.cz> To: Jo Rhett <jrhett@netconsonance.com> Cc: freebsd-stable Stable <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: proposed change to support policy for FreeBSD Releases Message-ID: <48DB9ED4.408@quip.cz> In-Reply-To: <40C58F46-D705-4BE0-8AE5-17D901EE381A@netconsonance.com>
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Jo Rhett wrote: > Some quite lively offline discussion has come to conclusion with the > following suggestions to change the support policy. Obviously, this is > what we feel would be a good idea, but it's obviously open to > discussion and there's nobody demanding anything here. It just seems > "better". [...snip...] > > Note2: This new policy would not change the support period for 6.4 if > it is the final release, but it does completely resolve the need to > "guess" whether or not it will be the final release. > > The notable change that I believe will encourage business participation > in the testing/evaluation process is that 6.4 is guaranteed to be > supported either 24 months, or at least 6 months past the release date > of 6.5. (recent history suggests this would be 15-19 months). This > encourages businesses to test and evaluate 6.4 NOW, rather than waiting > until a decision about the support policy is made. > > Repeat from the top: nobody is demanding anything. I think this policy > would make a lot more sense, and would promote forward movement. Feel > free to correct me if we overlooked anything. Thanks. I read the whole thread about releases schedule and I second your proposed changes. It makes things clear to me and I'll be happy if this concept will be accepted by FreeBSD team. Miroslav Lachmanhome | help
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