Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 03:35:32 +0000 (GMT) From: "Edward B. DREGER" <eddy+public+spam@noc.everquick.net> To: FreeBSD Stable <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: [fbsd] HEADS UP: FreeBSD 5.3, 5.4, 6.0 EoLs coming soon Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.62.0610150325580.1269@pop.ict1.everquick.net> In-Reply-To: <20061014001314.P96390@fledge.watson.org> References: <451F6E8E.8020301@freebsd.org> <20061011102106.GY1594@obiwan.tataz.chchile.org> <20061011114110.GA23653@soaustin.net> <Pine.LNX.4.62.0610121724320.365@pop.ict1.everquick.net> <20061014001314.P96390@fledge.watson.org>
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RW> Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 00:17:20 +0100 (BST) RW> From: Robert Watson <rwatson@...> RW> On Thu, 12 Oct 2006, Edward B. DREGER wrote: RW> RW> > Perhaps work on 7 should have been delayed until 5 and 6 were able to woo RW> > people away from 4 -- or at least not leave valid reasons for people RW> > wanting to stay behind. RW> Right now this MFC pipeline is working quite well, but it's worth keeping in In which case there should be no complaints about *maintaining* four different trees. :-) Small, incremental patches and security fixes are not the large source refactorings/rototills that are a pain to MFC. RW> > Rather than spend undue effort on 4 and 5, improving 6 and 7 is i.e., I have the same thoughts re the MFC pipeline. Adding major features to 4.x would be a slippery slope, as you described. Once everyone's pet feature was added... voici! 7-STABLE! Eddy -- Everquick Internet - http://www.everquick.net/ A division of Brotsman & Dreger, Inc. - http://www.brotsman.com/ Bandwidth, consulting, e-commerce, hosting, and network building Phone: +1 785 865 5885 Lawrence and [inter]national Phone: +1 316 794 8922 Wichita ________________________________________________________________________ DO NOT send mail to the following addresses: davidc@brics.com -*- jfconmaapaq@intc.net -*- sam@everquick.net Sending mail to spambait addresses is a great way to get blocked. Ditto for broken OOO autoresponders and foolish AV software backscatter.
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