From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 29 17:27:58 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2C86916A403 for ; Fri, 29 Dec 2006 17:27:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from andy@xecu.net) Received: from mg5.xecu.net (mg5.xecu.net [216.127.136.199]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 01BD513C44C for ; Fri, 29 Dec 2006 17:27:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from andy@xecu.net) Received: from localhost (unknown [127.0.0.1]) by mg5.xecu.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9736742A8A2 for ; Fri, 29 Dec 2006 12:10:25 -0500 (EST) Received: from mg5.xecu.net ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mg5.xecu.net [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 54294-03-6 for ; Fri, 29 Dec 2006 12:10:23 -0500 (EST) Received: from thunder.xecu.net (thunder.xecu.net [216.127.136.208]) by mg5.xecu.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id CF2A042A87F for ; Fri, 29 Dec 2006 12:10:23 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 12:10:28 -0500 (EST) From: Andy Dills To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <20061229154325.GA46438@freebie.xs4all.nl> Message-ID: <20061229115147.Y92449@thunder.xecu.net> References: <000801c723bb$efc2b540$260ba8c0@wii.wintecind.com> <576dcbc20612281645n54d78890m6a8357e9f2859346@mail.gmail.com> <20061229154325.GA46438@freebie.xs4all.nl> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at xecu.net Subject: Re: Possibility for FreeBSD 4.11 Extended Support X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 17:27:58 -0000 On Fri, 29 Dec 2006, Wilko Bulte wrote: > On Fri, Dec 29, 2006 at 08:45:03AM +0800, lveax wrote.. > > seems there are many machines at freebsd.org network are still using > > 4-STABLE now. > > There is a mix of versions in use, upgrading is done at the discretion > of the admins team that controls the FreeBSD.org server farm. That in > turn is dependent on the amount of time admins have available etc etc. > > So what is the problem? Indeed...I still run and admin a large number of 4-STABLE servers, and even as I'm currently in the process of deploying 6-STABLE on my own servers, I still regularly deploy 4-STABLE for customers of mine. There's a lot to be said for the "why fix what isn't broken" train of thought. I bet there are still a decent number of 2.2.8 boxes floating around...perhaps there's even more to be said for version maturity in general. I was hoping to wait for 6.4-R before jumping to the 6 line, but 6.2 is looking pretty solid for my purposes, so it seems like a great time to start migrating. I'm curious if anybody else is planning to migrate a large number of 4-STABLE boxes to 6-STABLE as of 6.2-R. Andy --- Andy Dills Xecunet, Inc. www.xecu.net 301-682-9972 ---