Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 23:42:31 +0300 From: "Abdullah Ibn Hamad Al-Marri" <almarrie@gmail.com> To: "Jerry McAllister" <jerrymc@msu.edu> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: freebsd 7 release date :) Message-ID: <499c70c0708201342j3045b8b1j7af5eec3f337b714@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20070820193201.GA45885@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: <46C83C2F.3060105@fpt.vn> <20070819150415.K15146@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <20070820004745.GB39765@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> <D975E82C-73F7-4FF1-BF95-73A69824ABD2@brooknet.com.au> <20070820145255.GA44640@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> <F0209FFF-641A-473C-A229-DB037C630AE6@gmail.com> <8cb6106e0708201218r35692760na73ba3f6a0633666@mail.gmail.com> <20070820193201.GA45885@gizmo.acns.msu.edu>
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On 8/20/07, Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@msu.edu> wrote: > On Mon, Aug 20, 2007 at 03:18:55PM -0400, Josh Carroll wrote: > > > > I'm not suggesting we lay out a strict timeline, as I'd much prefer > > > the releases when they're ready, but simply a page saying, 'Hey, > > > FreeBSD x.y release is coming soon, we're currently working on 'blah.'' > > > > Something more than what's here then? > > > > http://www.freebsd.org/releng/ > > > > That is helpful, especially the line that says > 'June 2007 Start FreeBSD 7.0 Release Process' > > But another line or two that indicate hoped for release window > that can be updated as that changes would be helpful. The > next couple of lines relating to 6.x would be enough if they > had a date even as loosely approximate as '2007-3Q' or 'November 2007' > or some such instead of plain 'TBA' would be helpful. If if becomes > apparent that November is going to slip, plug in 'January 2008' or > whatever. > > The caveat above is clear and could even be stated more strongly > if that made people taking a stab at a date feel more comfortable. > > ////jerry I'm all for this useful opinion. :) -- Regards, -Abdullah Ibn Hamad Al-Marri Arab Portal http://www.WeArab.Net/
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