Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 12:20:31 +1030 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org>, "Joseph T. Lee" <nugundam@la.best.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Use of FreeBSD-STABLE (was: Oddity in name resolution) Message-ID: <19990320122031.M429@lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <4.1.19990319165539.03f58ad0@localhost>; from Brett Glass on Fri, Mar 19, 1999 at 04:59:07PM -0700 References: <4.1.19990318110122.03f07330@localhost> <4.1.19990317220420.03f15d50@localhost> <Pine.BSF.3.96.990318091851.14678A-100000@java.dpcsys.com> <4.1.19990318110122.03f07330@localhost> <19990318232625.A62933@scientia.demon.co.uk> <4.1.19990318210045.03f2e1a0@localhost> <19990319155931.V429@lemis.com> <4.1.19990319034914.00c485b0@localhost> <19990319144842.A27151@la.best.com> <4.1.19990319165539.03f58ad0@localhost>
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On Friday, 19 March 1999 at 16:59:07 -0700, Brett Glass wrote: > At 02:48 PM 3/19/99 -0800, Joseph T. Lee wrote: > >> Stable is stable is production at anytime. > > Ideally, I'd like to think that this is so. But the Handbook says: > > "Please note that the stable tree endeavors, above all, to be fully > compilable and stable at all times, but we do occasionally make mistakes > (these are still active sources with quickly-transmitted updates, after > all). We also do our best to thoroughly test fixes in current before > bringing them into stable, but sometimes our tests fail to catch every > case. If something breaks for you in stable, please let us know > immediately! (see next section)." > > In short, it pays to follow BEHIND -STABLE and make sure that something has > not broken! I would be interested in finding out if there's a way to get > reports of the quality of various -STABLE builds. If there's not, that > really leaves -RELEASE versions as the only thing we could ever afford to > install. Brett, I know it's difficult to get meanings across to you. Would you like to work on this text and make it explain that -STABLE is the best we have at any particular time? Greg -- When replying to this message, please copy the original recipients. For more information, see http://www.lemis.com/questions.html See complete headers for address, home page and phone numbers finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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