From owner-freebsd-current Sun Jun 9 20:19:19 1996 Return-Path: owner-current Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id UAA08557 for current-outgoing; Sun, 9 Jun 1996 20:19:19 -0700 (PDT) Received: from parkplace.cet.co.jp (parkplace.cet.co.jp [202.32.64.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id UAA08519; Sun, 9 Jun 1996 20:19:09 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (michaelh@localhost) by parkplace.cet.co.jp (8.7.5/CET-v2.1) with SMTP id MAA25619; Mon, 10 Jun 1996 12:19:04 +0900 (JST) Date: Mon, 10 Jun 1996 12:19:04 +0900 (JST) From: Michael Hancock To: "Julian H. Stacey" , jkh@freebsd.org cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, FreeBSD-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: The -stable problem: my view In-Reply-To: <199606091054.MAA00723@vector.jhs.no_domain> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-current@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Sun, 9 Jun 1996, Julian H. Stacey wrote: Regarding stable... > I suggest boring work is best left to those with a paid incentive. > `Stable' is a quasi-professional service: > ( A labour intensive mix of some `current' technology plus testing ), > & is a burden on unpaid volunteers. > So leave boring work to those with a financial incentive, who could be: > - External support services that may set up, offering for > FreeBSD, services similar to that which Cygnus offers for FSF. > - Custom consultantcy & support people or firms. > - A FreeBSD Inc. funded `stable' maintenance group if Jordan & co. > drum up sufficient funds from commercial users. > - If Walnut Creek Inc determine `Stable' to be of financial benefit to > WC inc, then those people funded by WC. Yes, definitely make stable an independently funded service. I think a stable sup subscription sold by WC would work. -mh