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Date:      Wed, 16 Oct 1996 12:02:42 +0930 (CST)
From:      Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au>
To:        jgreco@brasil.moneng.mei.com (Joe Greco)
Cc:        msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au, jdw@wwwi.com, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: IP bugs in FreeBSD 2.1.5
Message-ID:  <199610160232.MAA28294@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au>
In-Reply-To: <199610160224.VAA26891@brasil.moneng.mei.com> from "Joe Greco" at Oct 15, 96 09:24:46 pm

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Joe Greco stands accused of saying:
> 
> So... I would rather see a 2.2R that was, perhaps, a bit rough at the
> edges (like 2.0R) sooner rather than later.  That's the best way to get
> exposure.  It's also one way to get something out the door.

I tend to agree with this; it fits in quite well with the even/odd
numbering strategy that came up about a year ago, where even-numbered 
releases are 'major feature updates', and minor numbered releases are
'stability updates'.

> If need be, make it clear to people that 2.1.5R may be a more suitable
> choice for the sake of stability, and follow up with a 2.2.5R cleanup
> release to handle the problems discovered in 2.2R.

I would be more inclined to have 2.2 out at some point, and then have 
a 2.2-stable thread (if personpower can be found for it) leading hopefully
to a 2.3 release, and with development proceeding along the 2.4-current
thread.

> I am curious to know if -core has an opinion on where the line should
> be (or maybe even has been) drawn.

I would expect that they do (Jordan has hinted that discussions are going
on, which is a positive sign).

> ... JG

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