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Subject: Re: IP bugs in FreeBSD 2.1.5
To: narvi@haldjas.folklore.ee (Narvi)
Date: Thu, 17 Oct 1996 11:18:14 -0500 (CDT)
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> On Wed, 16 Oct 1996, Amancio Hasty wrote:
> 
> > 
> > I think that it will be wise to release 2.2 soon. It is getting uncomfortable
> > for both users or ISPs and developers.
> 
> Soon? If something even remotedly stable is to be released, then IMHO a 
> new branch should be created soon and 2.2.0-prerelease-stable put up for 
> testing for say ~1.5 - 2 months? If people can say yeah, it's stable, it 
> has been out for quite some time then we can make the release and be 
> comfort - most people will see long uptimes and the image of FreeBSD as a 
> stable OS will remain.

I would strongly support such an action and do everything possible
within my available means to test it and provide feedback.

... JG