Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2017 16:11:26 -0500 From: Mark Linimon <linimon@lonesome.com> To: scratch65535@att.net Cc: freebsd-ports <ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: [RFC] Why FreeBSD ports should have branches by OS version Message-ID: <20170622211126.GA6878@lonesome.com> In-Reply-To: <4jrnkcpurfmojfdnglqg5f97sohcuv56sv@4ax.com> References: <CAO%2BPfDeFz1JeSwU3f21Waz3nT2LTSDAvD%2B8MSPRCzgM_0pKGnA@mail.gmail.com> <20170622121856.haikphjpvr6ofxn3@ivaldir.net> <dahnkctsm1elbaqlarl8b9euouaplqk2tv@4ax.com> <20170622141644.yadxdubynuhzygcy@ivaldir.net> <4jrnkcpurfmojfdnglqg5f97sohcuv56sv@4ax.com>
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On Thu, Jun 22, 2017 at 12:32:45PM -0400, scratch65535@att.net wrote: > My problem is that my industry experience tells me that reducing > the frequency of port releases is practically *guaranteed* to be > a Really Good Thing for everyone. I remember before we had the quarterly releases, and people on the mailing lists complained constantly about the ports bits only being available once per release, or rolling with -head. In other words, the exact opposite of what you are suggesting. tl;dr: there is no way to satisfy everyone. mcl
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