From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Dec 17 22:08:14 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: current@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BA15016A41F; Sat, 17 Dec 2005 22:08:14 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from smtp-vbr7.xs4all.nl (smtp-vbr7.xs4all.nl [194.109.24.27]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BEB9143D5C; Sat, 17 Dec 2005 22:08:13 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (freebie.xs4all.nl [213.84.32.253]) by smtp-vbr7.xs4all.nl (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id jBHM8818024849; Sat, 17 Dec 2005 23:08:08 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.13.4/8.13.3) with ESMTP id jBHM87gT028757; Sat, 17 Dec 2005 23:08:07 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: (from wb@localhost) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.13.4/8.13.1/Submit) id jBHM873S028756; Sat, 17 Dec 2005 23:08:07 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wb) Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 23:08:07 +0100 From: Wilko Bulte To: Joe Rhett Message-ID: <20051217220807.GA28741@freebie.xs4all.nl> References: <43A266E5.3080103@samsco.org> <20051217215434.GB92180@svcolo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20051217215434.GB92180@svcolo.com> X-OS: FreeBSD 6.0-STABLE User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 X-Virus-Scanned: by XS4ALL Virus Scanner Cc: stable@freebsd.org, current Subject: Re: HEADS UP: Release schedule for 2006 X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 22:08:14 -0000 On Sat, Dec 17, 2005 at 01:54:34PM -0800, Joe Rhett wrote.. > On Fri, Dec 16, 2005 at 12:04:05AM -0700, Scott Long wrote: > > There will be three FreeBSD 6 releases in 2006. > > While this is nice, may I suggest that it is time to put aside/delay one > release cycle and come up with a binary update mechanism supported well by > the OS? Increasing the speed of releases is good. Increasing the number > of deployed systems out of date because there are no easy binary upgrade > mechanisms is bad. > > It has been bad, it's getting worse. So, when will you fix it? Or hire someone to fix it? FreeBSD after all is mostly a volunteer operation. -- Wilko Bulte wilko@FreeBSD.org