Dylan Cochran wrote: > One of the biggest (and most prominent, though not obviously so) > issues is the lack of concurrency with regards to releases. With the > default system, having multiple freebsd releases side by side (both > different versions, and different architectures) is infeasible. This > makes the choice more critical, while hindering flexibility. The > necessity of long support schedules is one of the symptoms.
While on the one hand I can understand the users' frustration on this point, IMO having at least 2 release branches is necessary. We are trying to walk the fine line between pleasing those who want new features (including new drivers), better performance, etc. that a newer release branch offers (in this case 7.x) and those that want long-term API stability, and other forms of stability that an "established" release offers. The only practical way to accomplish both of those goals is with 2 release branches. Speaking only for myself, Doug -- This .signature sanitized for your protection _______________________________________________ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"