Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:39:39 +0200 From: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> To: prad <prad@towardsfreedom.com> Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: understanding freebsd development logic Message-ID: <87d4d8rd5g.fsf@kobe.laptop> In-Reply-To: <20090223142559.3c5ff9e9@gom.home> (prad@towardsfreedom.com's message of "Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:25:59 -0800") References: <20090223142559.3c5ff9e9@gom.home>
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On Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:25:59 -0800, prad <prad@towardsfreedom.com> wrote: > i am puzzled by what seems to be almost a parallel processor > development model that exists with freebsd. when 7 came out people > were still working on 6.3 i think it was with the aim of going to 6.4 > and now with 7.x underway, there is work being do for 8 (for which you > can get a snapshot cd. (i seem to recall something similar with debian > too). > > why would people work on 7.x (and 6.x as well i guess) if 8 is already > available? The thesis of Niklas Saers is a bit dated now, but it is a wonderful document and it answers this question (including a few others too). I think it will be an interesting read for you: http://niklas.saers.com/thesis/thesis.html
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