Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2000 18:19:08 -0700 (PDT) From: Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: I'll be rolling a 4.1.1 release on September 25th Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0009161813160.61017-100000@freefall.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <20000916205417.F2124@pir.net>
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On Sat, 16 Sep 2000, Peter Radcliffe wrote:
> Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.org> probably said:
> > On Sat, 16 Sep 2000, Peter Radcliffe wrote:
> > > Can we _please_ get these two patches into at least -stable before or
> > > after this release cut ?
> >
> > Poeple often pop up right before a release is due to be rolled, and ask
> > for some patch to "make it into the release" - often it doesn't, and they
> > go away until the next release is announced. This isn't how the FreeBSD
> > development model works, and you're targetting the wrong group at the
> > wrong time. You need to get your patch applied to *FreeBSD-CURRENT*
> > preferably a month or more before the release, and then get it merged back
> > to -stable. If you do that now then there's a good chance your patches
> > will make it back in time for 4.2
>
> Sorry for being short, but I'm on my way out.
>
> 1) they're not my patches, but they're useful to me.
>
> 2) I didn't specificly ask for them to make it into this release, I
> said "before or after".
>
> 3) I've asked before and go no response.
>
> 4) I can't commit things to -current.
My point was that you need to either ask one of the committers directly,
or ask in a forum where the committerss hang out. Thats not -stable -
there are only a few of us here, so asking here is almost akin to asking
in a vacuum.
> 5) I know how the system works, but it requires someone to commit
> the patches and no one will.
Works for you..they have to go through -current first in case they break
for someone else.
> 6) Please watch your destination, that mail went to
> freebsd-stable@freebsd.org and stable@freebsd.org.
Your original mail had this:
Reply-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Mail-Followup-To: stable@freebsd.org
> 7) One of the other patches was usb related and has already been
> committed and MFCed because it was assigned to someone who did
> something about it.
Good :-)
> My question still stands, can these patches get in, somewhere ?
You're still talking to the wrong list.
Kris
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