Date: Fri, 06 Jun 2014 01:18:31 -0700 From: Alfred Perlstein <alfred@freebsd.org> To: marino@freebsd.org, Paul Schmehl <pschmehl_lists@tx.rr.com>, freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Who was the mental genius Message-ID: <53917957.2020909@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <5391611A.3090406@marino.st> References: <C38D07C36CF649C84A3B9362@localhost> <20140605211831.GA90310@spectrum.skysmurf.nl> <D2EE1900E54F5DC324E503D3@localhost> <5390E62E.6090807@madpilot.net> <6CEF0183772C97582B196466@Pauls-MacBook-Pro.local> <539130B3.9030604@freebsd.org> <8CA324878D330942AB8AE0B3@Pauls-MacBook-Pro.local> <5391611A.3090406@marino.st>
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On 6/5/14, 11:35 PM, John Marino wrote: > On 6/6/2014 05:37, Paul Schmehl wrote: >> Something like that would have been more than adequate. As I pointed >> out, the warning you get about pkgng and the 9/1/2014 deadline is >> perfect. It's been there for a couple of months, and it pops up ever >> time you do a port. If you miss that and don't convert, you don't have >> anyone but yourself to blame. > Which is exactly the same case with you and the 8.3 EOL. > If your business relies involves server maintenance, it's entirely your > responsibility to track EOL. How somebody with "senior" in their job > title is looking to blame everyone else for failing something so basic > is rich. > > You say semantics isn't important? You say 8.3 isn't "old"? It may > not be old compared to a dog, but it reached its published end-of-life. > Any expectation you have about support after EOL where probably forged > by watching Microsoft support XP. That's not the model to expect. > Install some mirrors in your house. > Sure, but really a couple of lines to warn people and wave them towards next steps is probably advisable next time. -Alfred
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