Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:13:48 -0800 (PST) From: John Kozubik <john@kozubik.com> To: Julian Elischer <julian@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, William Bentley <William@FutureCIS.com>, WBentley@FutureCIS.com Subject: Re: FreeBSD has serious problems with focus, longevity, and lifecycle Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1201161606230.19710@kozubik.com> In-Reply-To: <4F14BAA7.9070707@freebsd.org> References: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1112211415580.19710@kozubik.com> <1326756727.23485.10.camel@Arawn> <4F14BAA7.9070707@freebsd.org>
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Julian, On Mon, 16 Jan 2012, Julian Elischer wrote: > It pretty much boils down to one thing.. man power.. Wouldn't there be more manpower available for more frequent minor releases if the project were not undertaking two simultaneous "production" releases ? Specifically, wouldn't it have been feasible to be at 8.4 right now if much of 2011 had not been spent breaking ground on 9.0 ? Further, isn't the lack of focus, or "polish" of the current release also impacted by these decisions ? Of course there is a limited amount of manpower, but for the points I raised that was a symptom, not a cause...
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