Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:26:58 +0100 From: Damien Fleuriot <ml@my.gd> To: Gleb Smirnoff <glebius@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD has serious problems with focus, longevity, and lifecycle Message-ID: <4F1979B2.9050908@my.gd> In-Reply-To: <20120120135936.GC16676@FreeBSD.org> References: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1112211415580.19710@kozubik.com> <4F153AE3.9010602@my.gd> <20120120133826.GB16676@FreeBSD.org> <4F196F9B.3050506@my.gd> <20120120135936.GC16676@FreeBSD.org>
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On 1/20/12 2:59 PM, Gleb Smirnoff wrote: > On Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 02:43:55PM +0100, Damien Fleuriot wrote: > D> Don't be mistaken, I greatly appreciate the work you put into this and > D> the time you devoted to fixing this issue which was *a real annoyance* > D> in our case. > D> > D> I'm not saying you didn't merge it Gleb, I'm saying for a loooooooong > D> time I had to manually patch the 8.2-RELEASE boxes, because for some > D> reason that I don't know/understand, the patch couldn't (and still > D> hasn't been, I guess) be merged with 8.2-RELEASE. > D> > D> Actually, on topic, what prevents patches from being merged with > D> -RELEASE, as opposed to waiting for a new -RELEASE bump ? > > It cannot be merged into RELEASE! RELEASE is a point on a branch, > as soon as RELEASE had been released, you can't push anything into > it, unless you have a time machine. > > So, the fix has been merged to the branch you reported problem on, > this means that it'll be available in the next release from this > branch - in 8.3-RELEASE. > Ok good to know (and too bad for us running -RELEASE). I guess at some point I'll have to study the possibility of us running -STABLE, perhaps that would be acceptable. Thanks for ensuring it'll be in 8.3 anyway :)
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