From owner-freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Oct 14 08:38:46 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 11F0316A403 for ; Sat, 14 Oct 2006 08:38:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dom@helenmarks.co.uk) Received: from mail.goodforbusiness.co.uk (mail.goodforbusiness.co.uk [81.19.179.90]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6FD5943D55 for ; Sat, 14 Oct 2006 08:38:45 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from dom@helenmarks.co.uk) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail.goodforbusiness.co.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id 902BD1149D for ; Sat, 14 Oct 2006 09:38:44 +0100 (BST) X-Virus-Scanned: mail.goodforbusiness.co.uk Received: from mail.goodforbusiness.co.uk ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mail.goodforbusinessc.co.uk [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id Dqs+86ZWMtW0 for ; Sat, 14 Oct 2006 09:38:43 +0100 (BST) Received: from mail.helenmarks.co.uk (unknown [192.168.100.1]) by mail.goodforbusiness.co.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id CF41611490 for ; Sat, 14 Oct 2006 09:38:43 +0100 (BST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail.helenmarks.co.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5FAB6177D8; Sat, 14 Oct 2006 09:38:43 +0100 (BST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at helenmarks.co.uk Received: from mail.helenmarks.co.uk ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mail.helenmarks.co.uk [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id xh-jCrQGDFqu; Sat, 14 Oct 2006 09:38:38 +0100 (BST) Received: by mail.helenmarks.co.uk (Postfix, from userid 80) id E2163177C4; Sat, 14 Oct 2006 09:38:38 +0100 (BST) Received: from 82-69-13-6.dsl.in-addr.zen.co.uk ([82.69.13.6]) (SquirrelMail authenticated user dom) by mail.helenmarks.co.uk with HTTP; Sat, 14 Oct 2006 09:38:38 +0100 (BST) 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> Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 09:38:38 +0100 (BST) From: "Dominic Marks" To: freebsd-security@freebsd.org User-Agent: SquirrelMail/1.4.8 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-15 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Importance: Normal Subject: Re: [fbsd] HEADS UP: FreeBSD 5.3, 5.4, 6.0 EoLs coming soon X-BeenThere: freebsd-security@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Security issues \[members-only posting\]" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 08:38:46 -0000 > > 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