Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 09:08:27 -0800 From: "oldfart@gtonet" <oldfart@gtonet.net> To: "freebsd-current@FreeBSD. ORG" <freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: Do we need a 3. level between stable and cuurent? Message-ID: <BIEHKEFNHFMMJEKCDMLNKENICEAA.oldfart@gtonet.net> In-Reply-To: <00d001c09a94$b280d9c0$0e00a8c0@neland.dk>
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> -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG > [mailto:owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Leif Neland > Sent: Monday, February 19, 2001 8:55 AM > Cc: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Do we need a 3. level between stable and cuurent? > > > We all know: -current is bleeding edge, expect it to break at > random. Don't run it if you don't know how to fix it. > -stable is for production, it works all the time. > -RELEASE, I thought, is for production. Although, it's true, -STABLE rarely has a stop. > Do we need a level in between for people who just run current for > the fun of it and for testing. > So after the hardcore has tested it in -current, they commit it > to all the monkeys trying to break it, and we then try it on n^m' > combinations of hardware/software. Actually, I've always thought that's what -STABLE is for? > I might not be able to fix a problem, but I can report what > happens, and if my -current breaks for a few days, it is no big deal. > > While -current is not for everybody, I believe people like me > helps in quality testing before the stuff hits -stable. Actually, I've always thought that's what -STABLE is for? Deja-vu :) > Perhaps not a level, just a separate file, which contained the > date of the last known version without known major problems. (or > "." if no known problems) I think the current HEADS UP given on here is sufficient warning to determine if a make world will build or if there are stops. YMMV OF > > Leif > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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