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On 19 January 2012 09:47, Mark Saad <nonesuch@longcount.org> wrote:

> I just want to chime in here, what is the deal with killing off a
> potential 7.5-RELEASE ? Having a few  7.3-RELEASE and 7.4-RELEASE
> servers  I would like to see a 7.5-RELEASE that is supported to 2015
> to prevent another major upgrade cycle . There are still freebsd
> developers working on 7-STABLE and its been reliable and working for
> me and I am sure a few other people.
>
> What could I do to help make 7.5-RELEASE a reality ?
>

Put your hand up and volunteer to run the 7.5-RELEASE release cycle.


Adrian