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Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, William Bentley <William@FutureCIS.com>
Subject: Re: FreeBSD has serious problems with focus, longevity,
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On 1/16/12 3:32 PM, William Bentley wrote:
> I also echo John's sentiments here. Very excellent points made here.
> Thank you for voicing your opinion. I was beginning to think I was the
> only one who felt this way.
[...]

> We seem to have lost our way around the release of FreeBSD 7. I am all
> in favor of new features but not at the risk of stability and proper
> life cycle management.
>
> Are me and John the only people that feel this way or are we among the
> minority?
>
>
> -Will
>
>
It pretty much boils down to one thing..  man power..