Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:05:56 +0000 From: Mark Blackman <mark@exonetric.com> To: Igor Mozolevsky <igor@hybrid-lab.co.uk> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD has serious problems with focus, longevity, and lifecycle Message-ID: <5ACFFFB9-8286-4FE4-A2F3-9845914A130C@exonetric.com> In-Reply-To: <CADWvR2hWYjTqO6gisFTFvp3%2B1pVbnzpCFcau5HU43X7VJJDEHw@mail.gmail.com> References: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1112211415580.19710@kozubik.com> <CAJ-VmomM46xGk3R6a9G_KDxMvF5ETiSQPwv5ARxwBo90t4=x=g@mail.gmail.com> <4F16094E.2080108@FreeBSD.org> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1201181144110.51158@fledge.watson.org> <92707DFD-08E9-4797-A219-B7AD5B6AD312@exonetric.com> <CADWvR2ggAgX5x%2BdLsTDuDD1BwPVcwAi2LmX3-wdO_EyBVcO_zA@mail.gmail.com> <9A11510C-CEC7-463F-9479-CA6183C7359E@exonetric.com> <CADWvR2hWYjTqO6gisFTFvp3%2B1pVbnzpCFcau5HU43X7VJJDEHw@mail.gmail.com>
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On 18 Jan 2012, at 22:59, Igor Mozolevsky wrote: > On 18 January 2012 22:53, Mark Blackman <mark@exonetric.com> wrote: >>=20 >> On 18 Jan 2012, at 22:50, Igor Mozolevsky wrote: >>=20 >>> On 18 January 2012 22:31, Mark Blackman <mark@exonetric.com> wrote: >>>=20 >>>> 10.0 - Nov 2013 >>>=20 >>> I think 10.0 should be released based on feature-readiness and not = on >>> some arbitrary date=85 >>=20 >> You can always redefine the feature-set to meet the date. :) >=20 > Yes, but there's a difference between releasing because it's the right > thing to do now vs releasing because it's about time=85 The terse-ness of the e-mail should have told you it wasn't particularly serious. :) However, it was based around 3 minor releases per year, fitting whatever features make sense, FSVO "sense", into each one, giving HEAD a bit=20 over two years to gestate into something you might one day bet the farm=20= on, which isn't a million miles from what happens anyway. - Mark=20
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