Date: Wed, 07 Jan 2004 20:11:55 -0600 From: Ryan Sommers <ryans@gamersimpact.com> To: Robert Watson <rwatson@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-threads@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Release criteria for libkse -> libpthread switch? Message-ID: <1073527914.650.41.camel@localhost> In-Reply-To: <Pine.NEB.3.96L.1040107202520.13166C-100000@fledge.watson.org> References: <Pine.NEB.3.96L.1040107202520.13166C-100000@fledge.watson.org>
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On Wed, 2004-01-07 at 19:39, Robert Watson wrote: > My leaning is we should throw the switch to libkse sooner rather than > later to improve exposure, even though it's not quite feature complete. > It was basically an accident of timing and intent that we didn't get to > the rename before 5.2. For one thing, it will get applications to start > linking against libpthread sooner. However, if we're going to throw the > switch, it would be good to know the features aren't far behind :-). > > Robert N M Watson FreeBSD Core Team, TrustedBSD Projects > robert@fledge.watson.org Senior Research Scientist, McAfee Research My only concern with this is that it might cause some sort of delay in getting to 5-STABLE. I think, as I'm sure most would agree, that achieving a 5-STABLE is the next major milestone for the project. One that, from the lists, some think is somewhat overdue. -- Ryan Sommers ryans@gamersimpact.com
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