Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2002 10:13:19 -0700 From: Scott Long <scott_long@btc.adaptec.com> To: hackers@freebsd.org, developers@freebsd.org Subject: Year end FreeBSD status report call (Re: ENOTROLL) Message-ID: <3E11D02F.6080604@btc.adaptec.com> In-Reply-To: <11685.1041333927@critter.freebsd.dk> References: <11685.1041333927@critter.freebsd.dk>
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Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: > Well, the idea of doing a status here at the last day of the year > is not that bad, despite the off-center way it was introduced by > our cute trolloid. > > 5.0-R is edging its way towards reality, and I think that is a > fitting tribute to the project as we enter the year which will see > our 10th birthday. > > Sure, 5.0-R is not all we wanted it to be, but come to think of it, > apart from 1.0-R I can't think of any release which met our own > expectations and our expectations then were pretty low: "Wow, a > CDROM!" > > We've grown a lot over the last ten years, but I think it is safe > to say that 2002 was the year where we started to get a handle on > the organizational problems this growth had inflicted on us. Sure > they're not solved, but it's surely getting better. Thanks mostly > I think to core.3 and their box. > > Another significant development this last year was the formation of > the donations team, I think they have deserve a round of applause > for their effort: Much appreciated guys. > > I think the one thing about 2002 which I personally cherish most > is the fact that we have seen a fair number of young(er), capable > and eager people become productive committers. That to me is a > sign of a vital and vigorous project. > > I don't do new-years resolutions, but I am sure that many of you, > like me, will stare into whatever spectacle is above and around us > at midnight and think "We can do (even) better than that." > > FreeBSD is certainly not dying... > > Happy New-year everybody! > > Poul-Henning > Very well said, and as someone who has also watched FreeBSD progress from the patchkit days to here, I'm very proud of the last 10 years. I didn't think of it until reading this, but we probably should do a real year-end status report. It just so happens that it's also time for the bi-monthly status report, so... This is a solicitation for submissions foer the November 2002 - December 2002 FreeBSD Bi-Monthly DEvelopment Status Report. All submissions are due by January 8, 2003. Submissions should be made by filling out the template found at: http://www.FreeBSD.org/new/status/report-sample.xml Submissions must then be e-mailed to the following address: monthly@FreeBSD.org For automatic processing, reports must be submitted in the XML format described or they risk being silently dropped. Submissions made to other email addresses will be ignored. Status reports should be submitted once per project, although project developers may choose to submit additional reports on specific sub-projects of substantial size. Status reports are typically one or two short paragraphs, but the text may be up to 20 lines in length. Submissions are welcome on a variety of topics relating to FreeBSD, including development, documentation, advocacy, and development processes. Prior status reports may be viewed at: http://www.FreeBSD.org/news/status/ This is also a PR opportunity for the 5.0 release, so don't be shy. Reports on the donations project would be highly appreciated, as are reports on the networking stack lockdown, firewire, sparc64, ia64, and powerpc. RObert Watson, Scott Long FreeBSD Project To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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