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Date:      Fri, 14 Jun 1996 17:39:10 +0800
From:      Michael Robinson <robinson@public.bta.net.cn>
To:        nate@sri.MT.net, terry@lambert.org
Cc:        FreeBSD-current@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.org, hackers@FreeBSD.org, jkh@time.cdrom.com
Subject:   Re: The -stable problem: my view
Message-ID:  <199606140939.RAA12045@public.bta.net.cn>

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>The main argument against "let's get rid of -stable" is that -stable
>is known to be buildable.

No.  The main argument against "let's get rid of -stable" is that kernel 
panics are antagonistic to getting real work done.  Some people (such as
myself) depend on FreeBSD to do real work.  Some people (so far, not myself)
need bug fixes or new features as part of doing real work, and would rather
not wait 15 months between releases.

>If -current were known to be buildable,
>it would support the argument for getting rid of -stable.

If release-quality code could be packaged every three months, *that* would
support the argument for getting rid of -stable.

	-Michael Robinson




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