Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2002 00:38:50 -0400 (EDT) From: Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@marcuscom.com> To: Scott Long <scott_long@btc.adaptec.com> Cc: Brad Laue <brad@brad-x.com>, <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: glib12 port build failure in -stable (update) Message-ID: <20020802003619.O87489-100000@shumai.marcuscom.com> In-Reply-To: <20020802041116.GA7774@hollin.btc.adaptec.com>
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On Thu, 1 Aug 2002, Scott Long wrote: > On Thu, Aug 01, 2002 at 11:18:56PM -0400, Joe Marcus Clarke wrote: > > > I hate to go on a rant, but -STABLE broke three times yesterday, too - > > > this is -STABLE, why is this happening all of a sudden? I'm supposed to > > > be able to put implicit faith in it! > > > > Well, the security branch (RELENG_4_6 for example) is more "stable" and > > changes much less frequently. For any production server, I would > > recommend using those branches rather than -stable. > > > > > > > > I don't think there should be much room for error in the -STABLE branch; > > > too much is riding on it. Four hours of troubleshooting an apache server > > > which was down for the count. What is it they say about time being money? > > > > > > > Again, don't go with -stable then. The security branch is moderated by > > the security officer, and thus all changes going into it need to be > > justified. > > > > Joe > > Um, the previous poster makes a very good point that you are totally > blowing off. The branches marked -STABLE are supposed to be *STABLE*. > That means only well tested and low risk checkins. Flaming people > and directing them to the security branches only perpetuates the > problem. The problem being, of course, the percieved lack of quality > control in the STABLE branch. I wasn't flaming anyone, nor was I blowing anyone off. Yes, he does make a good point, but history shows that the security branches change a lot less frequently than -stable, and make the best choice for production servers that need to be highly available. Joe > > Scott > > PGP Key : http://www.marcuscom.com/pgp.asc To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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