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Date:      Sat, 9 Mar 2002 22:58:18 -0800
From:      Murray Stokely <murray@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Garance A Drosihn <drosih@rpi.edu>
Cc:        current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Preparing innocent users for -current
Message-ID:  <20020310065818.GJ2845@freebsdmall.com>
In-Reply-To: <p05101528b8aede0ae489@[128.113.24.47]>
References:  <20020308110442.G32653-100000@zoot.corp.yahoo.com> <200203081958.g28JweTt035142@netwolf.NetMasters.Com> <20020308203905.GJ53073@squall.waterspout.com> <p05101528b8aede0ae489@[128.113.24.47]>

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On Fri, Mar 08, 2002 at 04:55:29PM -0500, Garance A Drosihn wrote:
> One thing to keep in mind here is that this is still going to be
> a snapshot of -current, and not a production release of -stable.
> We want a snapshot that does not have any serious problems, but
> "innocent users" should still realize that there are definitely
> going to be a lot of loose ends and rough edges around.

Exactly.  This text was included on the back of the 5.0 snapshot CDROM
from last year :

  "The FreeBSD 5.0-CURRENT SNAPshots are works in progress, and are
   intended solely for developers who are developing software on
   FreeBSD. There are no guarantees about the stability of these
   snapshot releases, although we make every attempt to thoroughly
   test the releases before production."

It's hard for me to have sympathy for a user who doesn't read the
warning labels posted all over the CD and release documentation.

      - Murray

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