Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2017 16:16:44 +0200 From: Baptiste Daroussin <bapt@FreeBSD.org> To: scratch65535@att.net Cc: freebsd-ports <ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: [RFC] Why FreeBSD ports should have branches by OS version Message-ID: <20170622141644.yadxdubynuhzygcy@ivaldir.net> In-Reply-To: <dahnkctsm1elbaqlarl8b9euouaplqk2tv@4ax.com> References: <CAO%2BPfDeFz1JeSwU3f21Waz3nT2LTSDAvD%2B8MSPRCzgM_0pKGnA@mail.gmail.com> <20170622121856.haikphjpvr6ofxn3@ivaldir.net> <dahnkctsm1elbaqlarl8b9euouaplqk2tv@4ax.com>
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--wfxmi5gdbp7oaui2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, Jun 22, 2017 at 10:03:33AM -0400, scratch65535@att.net wrote: > [Default] On Thu, 22 Jun 2017 14:18:56 +0200, Baptiste Daroussin > <bapt@FreeBSD.org> wrote: >=20 > >As usual with such proposal, where do you find the manpower to handle th= e number > >of branches required (the quarterly branches are already hard to maintai= n, it is > >only one branch). >=20 > Please help me out here, Baptiste, because I'm apparently missing > *something*. =20 >=20 > Out in industry, if you haven't enough people to do a new > high-quality release every N months, and you can't get a > headcount increase, then you cut the release schedule. Can't do > 4 releases a year? Cut back to 2. Still too many? Cut back to > 1. >=20 > The alternatives to cutting the schedule are that (a) people > begin burning out and quitting, (b) quality drops and your > customer base begins abandoning you, or (c) both of the above. >=20 > Why don't the same choices apply here? What am I missing? We only have 1 quarterly branch at the time :) The model with one branch per release will bring it to way more with a maintenance window way larger (actually it is 3 month making the quarterly relatively easy to maintain) Best regards, Bapt --wfxmi5gdbp7oaui2 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIzBAABCAAdFiEEgOTj3suS2urGXVU3Y4mL3PG3PloFAllL0UcACgkQY4mL3PG3 Plow9xAAp/v4arZebWoF4U4Y97WyymtWdGhcgIJ5NMgeqoCGELjOggVtNP/8Akd4 3a1JtXnTNezZYmthF4EpoEN/BXjUwTFjMZQrARyk6u+Kf010Mszj2Wb93lJo9vy3 EBy/ewMZKQvpYXSMc7a9FS7Iw+aV/xZbyM/tg01ka/DVqwbN0Po1rrWmJofOcvpg 3+Lt/iKHFBaM6RpD3CHUR+YaS0NfBluo+0+CqKwCEPysrXHQnGk73aU2E/kOIK4D 3KMbxjwuerkTbWwzU5RLy+sn4CqJmAeyc8B5Nlb3WOnnV+6XEU+Mvt9lYKYYkwQl FqYMqkS2ZD8J4//av+3WrZoAo1rdNURqllTr3tPNFvZv81qcwEqFyKZciOHBGd/1 4XEIWq/oVsaJIfbCJ8mLHfhlArCn2DBZlgZMgdfFndzjV6Hg3UiYDzolUfW1HbuF FvrSTlJApiwIqDxu4wUagONmvHdApOp2vwP/CXVIaM4ZDq/R27heuECRCESBtEXT VcWcBO2UDKN2iIzGAc5kn7uG2PIbM/0N0NpLHcjIbRpFwhq/Tw2lZAewoMFQP3ll KG/v50ttq3UzWG1D3mytp7O5X4G9lDUQcN95LgacKwqXL4GCJlvB37TjrGj5RoP9 ikvKNaBH23LKpYXXIV2tGTsP4BATMroRmLD1aXDn6uwIC8o10f8= =1Zte -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --wfxmi5gdbp7oaui2--
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