Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 12:53:39 -0700 (PDT) From: Gordon Tetlow <gordon@FreeBSD.org> To: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@starjuice.net> Cc: Doug Barton <DougB@FreeBSD.org>, Trish Lynch <trish@bsdunix.net>, Nik Clayton <nik@FreeBSD.org>, <arch@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: 4.x compatibilty.. Was: MFC of rcNG? Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0206181246310.28471-100000@smtp.gnf.org> In-Reply-To: <20681.1024423602@axl.seasidesoftware.co.za>
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On Tue, 18 Jun 2002, Sheldon Hearn wrote: > We make rcNG the default for 5.0-RELEASE, so that the hurdle is > encountered when upgraders are most expecting hurdles. We make > it clear in the release notes for 5.0-RELEASE that rcOLD, while > still supported, may go away at some point in the lifespan of > RELENG_5. The problem isn't that we want to get rid of rcOLD (well, maybe we do =), but more the problem of maintenance. DougB and I don't have a whole lot of time to dedicate to keeping things in sync. That said, we plan on making a best effort to keep everything glued together. Finally, I think a wait and see attitude is the best option. Let's figure out how much of a headache we will have before throwing aspirin at it. -gordon To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message
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