Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 11:32:40 -0600 From: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> To: Neil Blakey-Milner <nbm@mithrandr.moria.org> Cc: Brooks Davis <brooks@one-eyed-alien.net>, Francisco Reyes <fran@reyes.somos.net>, FreeBSd Chat list <chat@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Why can't upgrades be simpler? Message-ID: <4.3.2.7.2.20000628112835.00de8710@localhost> In-Reply-To: <20000628095257.A44982@mithrandr.moria.org> References: <4.3.2.7.2.20000627131107.0449d500@localhost> <200006270352.XAA29208@sanson.reyes.somos.net> <200006270352.XAA29208@sanson.reyes.somos.net> <20000626232045.A17065@orion.ac.hmc.edu> <4.3.2.7.2.20000627131107.0449d500@localhost>
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At 01:52 AM 6/28/2000, Neil Blakey-Milner wrote: >> 3.0 -> 3.1 -> 3.2 -> ... -> 3.4 -> 3.5 -> ... -> 3.8 >> \ >> \ >> \ >> ---------------> 4.0 > >This would mean no new features in 6 months. Not necessarily. > Since changes only go into >the stable branch from being in the current branch, you can easily say >that (N+1).0 contains everything N.x contains. Changes can still be tested on the way to developing (N+1).0. >If you wish to contribute to backporting and solidifying the stable >branch... The problem with the current system is that so much of the development of the "stable" branch, from the .0 release on, is "backporting." It shouldn't be. The "stable" branch should be the focus of at least as much attention as the next "experimental" release. --Brett To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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