Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2007 15:02:35 +0200 (CEST) From: Christian Baer <christian.baer@uni-dortmund.de> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: suggest renaming and extending the -CURRENT and -STABLE lines Message-ID: <fel6tb$2rnp$5@nermal.rz1.convenimus.net> References: <feilee$2m3t$3@nermal.rz1.convenimus.net> <470CF67F.2020907@moneybookers.com>
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On Wed, 10 Oct 2007 18:57:51 +0300 Stefan Lambrev wrote: > Anyway STABLE means stable API, so programs compiled on 6.2-RELEASE > should work on 6.2-STABLE Sometimes I wish people would actually read a post before answering it. I thought that was more of a German fault than an international one. :-) I didn't need explaining what the -STABLE branch is or what it stands for. But it doesn't make any difference anyway because I still believe the name STABLE is picked badly. I novice user cannot possibly know what to expect or what's behind that. The word "stable" implies that the system is actually kept stable as a goal, not that a new driver or kernel mod could actually break the system or prevent it from booting. > You can look for "ARRRRGH! Guys, who's breaking -STABLE's GMIRROR > code?!" - very long thread, but normally when something broke in -stable > this thread start and start again. Your point? No insult intended, I just haven't got a clue what you are trying to tell me (us). > P.S. for me STABLE is very stable, and current CURRENT is even more > stable (at least on new hardware), > and I have both in production. The important words being "for me". For one, if -CURRENT is as stable as you say, why bother with releases anyway? For seconds... :-) I have had more than one day, where an update from one -STABLE to another (both within one release) broke the system. I can distinctly remember an ata(4) driving causing very interesting - but incorrect - data being written to discs. It was bleeding-edge at the time. Ok, it was fixed pretty quickly but that's not the issue. If that happens on a database server in some firm, the boss will be slightly - ahem - "mad"... Regards Chris
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