--On June 8, 2008 1:49:35 PM +0200 Andy Kosela <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
FreeBSD has always been known for its legendary stability and mature
code base which is why many commercial companies depend on it every
day. "The anomaly" as someone said of long term support for 4.x releases
only helped to see FreeBSD as more stable and viable solution than Linux
by many businesses. Mission critical systems needs long term support
(read: at least backporting security patches) and stable systems that
can run for years without interruption. When it comes to stability vs
development maybe there is time to rethink FreeBSD overall strategy and
goals. Major companies using FreeBSD in their infrastructure like Yahoo!
or Juniper Networks would definetly benefit from such moves focused on
long term support of stable releases. I honestly think it is in their
interest to support, even financially
Interesting thoughts. Maybe the time is ripe for a RedHat-like support
company for FreeBSD.
Paul Schmehl
If it isn't already obvious,
my opinions are my own and not
those of my employer.
