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From: Vadim Belman <voland@plab.ku.dk>
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	Hi Daniel!

On 23 Nov 99 at 11:17, "Daniel" (Daniel C Sobral) wrote:

 Daniel> 3.x-stable doesn't have that much of a lifetime remaining. I think
 Daniel> it would be better wait 4.x-stable.

	Hm, I know few people who think twice before choosing FreeBSD for
	their needs. They think versions change too fast. For some this is
	a sign of bad stability (heh...) others just scared of necessity of
	following the releases.

	Surely enough, I do explain the real situation whenever
	possible. But how many are still thinking wrong way? How many users
	does FreeBSD lose because of revisions chapping and and changing?
	(We must remember that what seems normal for us is a black box for
	decent users.)

	While I myself appreciate transformation of 4.0 into -stable
	because of some useful features and changes I'm looking for, from
	general point of view wouldn't it be better and make lifetime of
	3.x longer?

	Just an opinion...
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    /Voland			Vadim Belman
				E-mail: voland@plab.ku.dk


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