Date: Thu, 05 Jun 2008 17:01:50 +0200 From: Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.org> To: Chris Marlatt <cmarlatt@rxsec.com> Cc: Jo Rhett <jrhett@netconsonance.com>, Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org>, FreeBSD Stable <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: challenge: end of life for 6.2 is premature with buggy 6.3 Message-ID: <4847FFDE.8000209@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <4847FB1D.1050400@rxsec.com> References: <9B7FE91B-9C2E-4732-866C-930AC6022A40@netconsonance.com> <4846D849.2090005@FreeBSD.org> <4846E14C.709@FreeBSD.org> <AC78CAC0-BA7C-4A20-9BEE-E7E37FD225E7@netconsonance.com> <48472CCF.8080101@FreeBSD.org> <4847EF62.1070709@rxsec.com> <4847F814.10409@FreeBSD.org> <4847FB1D.1050400@rxsec.com>
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Chris Marlatt wrote: > Kris Kennaway wrote: >> Chris Marlatt wrote: >>> Kris Kennaway wrote: >>>> Jo Rhett wrote: >>>>> On Jun 4, 2008, at 11:39 AM, Kris Kennaway wrote: >>>>>> Also, it's not like anyone should have been caught by surprise by >>>>>> the 6.2 EoL; the expiry date has been advertised since the 6.2 >>>>>> release itself. >>>>> >>>>> It has changed multiple times. I keep reviewing and finding 6.3 >>>>> bugs outstanding, and then observe the EoL get pushed. >>>>> >>>>> I'm surprised that it failed to get pushed this time. >>>>> >>>> I'm sorry that the FreeBSD project failed to conform to your >>>> expectations. However, I invite you to actually try 6.3 for yourself >>>> instead of assuming that it will fail. >>>> >>>> Kris >>> In an effort to potentially find a compromise between those who >>> believe FreeBSD is EoL'ing previous releases too quickly and those who >>> don't. Have those in a position to set FreeBSD release schedules >>> debated the option of setting a long term support release, a specific >>> release picked by the team to be support for,.. 4 or 5 years? Other >>> projects have done this will relative success and considering the >>> "only" work required for this release would be security patches the >>> work load should be minimized. Hopefully something like this could >>> free up more time for the FreeBSD developers to continue their work on >>> the newer release(s) while still answering the requests of what seems >>> like quite a few of the legacy FreeBSD users. Thoughts? >>> >>> If this has already been discussed on-list I apologize for beating a >>> dead horse but I can't recall it bring brought up before. >> Uh yeah, this has been in place for *years*. Have you actually read the >> support announcements? They are public ;) >> >> Kris > > I do actually - and when was the last release that was support for such > a duration of time,.. 4.11? As of recent the longest I've seen has been > 24 months with others being only 12. Yes, and this is the FreeBSD definition of "long term support". Don't like it? Do something about it. Krishome | help
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