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Cc: src-committers@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-src@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG,
	Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org>,
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Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/conf newvers.sh
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Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:

> In message <20050712143312.GA51198%imura@ryu16.org>, "R. Imura" writes:
> 
>>Hi,
>>
>>
>>>Well, here's the problem:
>>>
>>>Jan:       Spring semester start
>>>Apr - May: Spring semester final exams
>>>Jun:       Large conferences (USENIX, WWDC, etc)
>>>Jul - Aug: European Summer Holiday
>>>Sep - Oct: Fall semester start, security advisory season
>>>Nov - Dec: USA Holidays, religious holidays, fall semester final exams
>>>
>>>So the only good time to do a release in in Feb-Mar.
>>>
>>>Scott
>>
>>At Feb-Mar, we have fall semester final exams for students,
>>end of fiscal year for workers. :-p
> 
> 
> Historically I found that summer vacation was the least awful time
> to do releases _exactly_ because there were fewer people around.
> 

I was being sarcastic and pointing out that there is only one narrow
'ideal' time to do a release.  Of course I forgot the southern 
hemisphere, so there really is no ideal time to do a release.  So
we push forward anyways, deal with the problems that come up, and
thank those who help.

Scott