Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:54:49 +0100 (BST) From: Robert Watson <rwatson@FreeBSD.org> To: Jo Rhett <jrhett@netconsonance.com> Cc: netgeek <netgeek@bgp4.net>, freebsd-stable <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.org>, Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-stable-local@be-well.ilk.org> Subject: Re: Upcoming Releases Schedule... Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.1.10.0809222144470.26766@fledge.watson.org> In-Reply-To: <7FC02881-91A6-4A2B-B58F-A4D1671B9978@netconsonance.com> References: <1219409496.10487.22.camel@bauer.cse.buffalo.edu> <alpine.BSF.1.10.0809061159410.28840@fledge.watson.org> <2742CAB1-8FF2-425D-A3B6-0658D7DB8F4D@netconsonance.com> <alpine.BSF.1.10.0809162043380.64176@fledge.watson.org> <0C2C7E9B-61E3-4720-B76F-4745A3C963DA@netconsonance.com> <alpine.BSF.1.10.0809180022580.13100@fledge.watson.org> <658B8861-1E78-4767-8D3D-8B79CC0BD45F@netconsonance.com> <alpine.BSF.1.10.0809181935540.16464@fledge.watson.org> <15F15FD1-3C53-4018-8792-BC63289DC4C2@netconsonance.com> <448wtpcikb.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> <C096D142-4572-48DF-8CCA-053B41003A07@netconsonance.com> <alpine.BSF.1.10.0809191158330.40909@fledge.watson.org> <34C3D54B-C88C-4C36-B1FE-C07FC27F8CB5@netconsonance.com> <alpine.BSF.1.10.0809201102270.22368@fledge.watson.! org> <48D596AD.1070209@bgp4.net> <alpine.BSF.1.10.08092109525! 60.58772@fledge.watson.org> <7FC02881-91A6-4A2B-B58F-A4D1671B9978@netconsonance.com>
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On Mon, 22 Sep 2008, Jo Rhett wrote: > On Sep 21, 2008, at 1:57 AM, Robert Watson wrote: >> This is precisely what we already do -- we guarantee we will support the >> last release on a branch for 24 months after the release. The point of >> concern being discussed is that we can't tell you for sure which minor >> release will be the last release at the time that release goes out the >> door, because the extent to which we keep releasing on old branches depends >> in large part on how the new branch looks. > > I think you are using "last release" in a different way. "the last release" > is always the most release release. Right now 6.3 will have support for > longer than 6.4 will, which is the nature of the problem I raised. If you > always supported the most recent release for 24 months then we wouldn't have > any problem. My calendar disagrees with you on this point -- 18 months from September, 2008, is after 24 months from January, 2008. And I think it's much more likely the release will go out in October. > I mean seriously, if you were to say "We will support 6.4 for 24 months > *unless* we find it necessary to release 6.5 then I'd be totally happy. > But that's not what is being said. I think we pretty much are saying that: whatever the final release is will be supported for 24 months. 6.4 will likely be it on 6.x, but we're not 100% committed to that being the final decision because we want to see 7.1 shake out well. Robert N M Watson Computer Laboratory University of Cambridge
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