Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 17:40:16 +0000 (GMT) From: "Edward B. DREGER" <eddy+public+spam@noc.everquick.net> To: FreeBSD Stable <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: [fbsd] HEADS UP: FreeBSD 5.3, 5.4, 6.0 EoLs coming soon Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.62.0610121724320.365@pop.ict1.everquick.net> In-Reply-To: <20061011114110.GA23653@soaustin.net> References: <451F6E8E.8020301@freebsd.org> <20061011102106.GY1594@obiwan.tataz.chchile.org> <20061011114110.GA23653@soaustin.net>
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ML> Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 06:41:10 -0500 ML> From: Mark Linimon ML> We are currently trying to support 4 major CVS branches. Ughh. Perhaps work on 7 should have been delayed until 5 and 6 were able to woo people away from 4 -- or at least not leave valid reasons for people wanting to stay behind. (Note that I'm more sympathetic than my tone might indicate; I've also gotten into some jams from long release cycles, and know what it's like.) What's done is done, though. Rather than spend undue effort on 4 and 5, improving 6 and 7 is the best way to improve the newer branches... which might well remove objections to jumping from 4. i.e., I like 4.x just as much as anyone else, but there's a bigger picture to consider. *shrug* As others have pointed out, if things really are "that bad", third-party support makes sense. And nothing is stopping anyone from running NetBSD, DragonFly, or OpenBSD. Or Solaris. Or Linux. Or... [ end bikeshed contribution ] Eddy -- Everquick Internet - http://www.everquick.net/ A division of Brotsman & Dreger, Inc. - http://www.brotsman.com/ Bandwidth, consulting, e-commerce, hosting, and network building Phone: +1 785 865 5885 Lawrence and [inter]national Phone: +1 316 794 8922 Wichita ________________________________________________________________________ DO NOT send mail to the following addresses: davidc@brics.com -*- jfconmaapaq@intc.net -*- sam@everquick.net Sending mail to spambait addresses is a great way to get blocked. Ditto for broken OOO autoresponders and foolish AV software backscatter.
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