Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2008 14:25:45 -0800 From: Garrett Cooper <yanefbsd@gmail.com> To: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> Cc: Sam Leffler <sam@freebsd.org>, "current@freebsd.org" <current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: HEADSUP usb2 (usb4bsd) to become default in 2 weeks. Message-ID: <C9BFDD2B-85FF-4B48-BCED-73503A44F24B@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4951462C.9080702@FreeBSD.org> References: <20081222214010.GA18389@elvis.mu.org> <20081223162336.GA77652@rink.nu> <20081223163739.GF42864@freebie.xs4all.nl> <495124E0.4090108@freebsd.org> <554D5F07-3108-45EB-AE9A-B177E79B0964@elvandar.org> <495141BA.9010208@freebsd.org> <4951462C.9080702@FreeBSD.org>
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On Dec 23, 2008, at 12:12, Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> wrote: > Sam Leffler wrote: >> I'll offer a different POV. I think we should switch ASAP and >> resolve >> open issues (so long as the old code is kept around for folks to fall >> back on). We cannot ship 8.0 w/ 2 stacks and delaying the inevitable >> will only leave unknown issues closer to the release date and >> potentially delay/extend the release process. > > I agree with Sam completely on this point. > > While I think that the semi-recent move to a model of -current being > "stable" (in the sense of compiles/runs almost all of the time) is a > welcome one, I think that there are times when we need to bite the > bullet and move forward. Whatever issues that remain in the new code > will not get fixed faster by delaying the switch. > > The fact that the old stack will remain as an option for those who > absolutely must have it makes this decision a no-brainer. > > Doug I agree with Sam and Doug; the better exposure this changeset can get, the better it will be for everyone in the long run. Just be sure to clearly mark known issues in UPDATING :). -Garrett
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