From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 22 22:42:49 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 51DBC16A407 for ; Fri, 22 Dec 2006 22:42:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fcash@ocis.net) Received: from smtp.sd73.bc.ca (smtp.sd73.bc.ca [142.24.13.140]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 34E9D13C448 for ; Fri, 22 Dec 2006 22:42:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fcash@ocis.net) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by localhost.sd73.bc.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 130551A000B1C for ; Fri, 22 Dec 2006 11:07:08 -0800 (PST) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at smtp.sd73.bc.ca Received: from smtp.sd73.bc.ca ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp.sd73.bc.ca [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id d3SAxE+qPoui for ; Fri, 22 Dec 2006 11:07:01 -0800 (PST) Received: from s10.sbo (s10.sbo [192.168.0.10]) by smtp.sd73.bc.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id AB62D1A000B3B for ; Fri, 22 Dec 2006 11:07:01 -0800 (PST) From: Freddie Cash To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 11:06:59 -0800 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.5 References: <39AFDF50473FED469B15B6DFF2262F7A0273C975@DEHHX001.deuser.de.intra> In-Reply-To: <39AFDF50473FED469B15B6DFF2262F7A0273C975@DEHHX001.deuser.de.intra> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200612221106.59985.fcash@ocis.net> Subject: Re: Possibility for FreeBSD 4.11 Extended Support X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 22:42:49 -0000 On Friday 22 December 2006 08:09 am, Helge.Oldach@atosorigin.com wrote: > Pete French <> wrote on Friday, December 22, 2006 2:44 PM: > Frankly, I can't follow the argument that 6.x is "unstable". After all, > it's named 6-STABLE for a reason. I'd say from experience that the ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Not for the reason you think. -STABLE in FreeBSD means API/ABI stability, not necessarily system stability. It's a promise that a binary compiled on 6.0-RELEASE will run on 6.32-RELEASE without needing to recompile it (with very few exceptions). -- Freddie Cash fcash@ocis.net