Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 09:38:38 +0100 (BST) From: "Dominic Marks" <dom@helenmarks.co.uk> To: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [fbsd] HEADS UP: FreeBSD 5.3, 5.4, 6.0 EoLs coming soon Message-ID: <50037.82.69.13.6.1160815118.squirrel@mail.helenmarks.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <200610131704.LAA08076@lariat.net> References: <451F6E8E.8020301@freebsd.org> <20061011102106.GY1594@obiwan.tataz.chchile.org> <20061011114110.GA23653@soaustin.net> <452D1033.8050003@obluda.cz> <200610131704.LAA08076@lariat.net>
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> > IMHO, The FreeBSD Project should have some mechanism for > recognizing the fact that in some cases (especially embedded > systems and slower hardware) a really good, solid older > implementation is the right choice and is worth maintaining. (And > that's no April Fool's Day joke.) To do this doesn't constitute a > "fork" and is of enough value to warrant a bit of developer time > (though obviously different developers will take different amounts > of interest in maintaining "classic" releases). > If enough people want 4.x to continue being supported they should put up their hands and find a company willing to back it. You can't ask developers to spend time on a specific thing, as has been discussed, but it sounds to me like a lot of people are running Business applications on 4.x and are quite happy as they are. Now you just have to find some one/some company which you can pay for this pleasure. Sadly I have neither the time or sufficient skills to do this, but I might if I did. In an ideal world paying for 'long life' support of 4.x might even fund developers to work on 6 and 7. Dominic
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