Date: Fri, 12 May 2006 08:06:52 -0600 From: Scott Long <scottl@samsco.org> To: Chris <chrcoluk@gmail.com> Cc: Matthias Andree <matthias.andree@gmx.de>, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 6.1 Released Message-ID: <4464967C.50707@samsco.org> In-Reply-To: <3aaaa3a0605120553i2ccc0b6es8901e15a5ab83318@mail.gmail.com> References: <44600A42.7030600@samsco.org> <44601F4A.9070802@elischer.org> <446021DE.6040507@rogers.com> <20060511210912.GA1344@zaphod.nitro.dk> <4463DC96.70908@rogers.com> <446402BB.7050201@alumni.rice.edu> <44640422.1000006@rogers.com> <m3vesbpsne.fsf@merlin.emma.line.org> <3aaaa3a0605120553i2ccc0b6es8901e15a5ab83318@mail.gmail.com>
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Chris wrote: > On 12/05/06, Matthias Andree <matthias.andree@gmx.de> wrote: > >> Mike Jakubik <mikej@rogers.com> writes: >> >> > Jonathan Noack wrote: >> >> The *entire* errata page was from 6.0; it was a mistake. This wasn't >> >> some "put on the rose-colored classes and gloss over major issues" >> >> thing. It was a long release cycle and something was forgotten. >> C'est >> >> la vie. It's always a good idea to check the most up-to-date >> version of >> >> the errata page on the web anyway, so it's *not* too late to update >> it. >> >> >> >> >> > >> > How convenient. These problems needed to be addressed in the release >> > notes, not some on line version. >> >> You lost connection to the ground, Mike. Come back please :-) >> >> People make mistakes, and that applies to both the code as to the >> documentation, and users will know that sometimes problems will be found >> only after the release so they'll check online later when running into a >> problem. The 6.1 release announcement already mentioned the errata >> lapsus BTW and asked people to check on-line, so it appears someone's >> asking for perfection -- but it was decided months ago to stick to a >> schedule rather than making perfect releases. >> >> Having said that, 6.1 is a real and visible improvement over 6.0 for me. >> 6.1 is usable, where 6.0 toppled over every few minutes (I'm talking >> about ral(4) and other nasty stuff such as tmpfs/mdmfs panics in 6.0 - >> ral(4) is what prompted me to do the 5.4->6.0 upgrade). >> >> -- >> Matthias Andree > > > agreed whilst 6.1 isnt bug free lets not forget its a massive > improvement over 6.0 in terms of stability, I still havent seen a > lockup/crash on any of my 6.1 servers and they are all prerelease. > > It did shock me tho they didnt simply repackage the 6.1 release with > updated errata notes it will look amatuerish to have outdated notes in > the package. > > Chris We didn't discover it until the last minute, and repackaging takes 3 days. Scott
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