> On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 5:45 AM, wim > wauters<wim.waut...@unisoftdesign.co.uk> wrote: > > Mike Erdely wrote: > >> > >> On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 02:22:44PM +0800, Uwe Dippel wrote: > >> > >>> > >>> At least, that's what the website says at http://openbsd.org/46.html > >>> True or typo? (I'd expect November 1st.) > >>> > >> > >> True. > >> > > > > OK, I'll stick my neck out... > > > > Why the change? > > > > Is it to allow better alignment to the yearly schedule of the > > developers/contributors/hackatons? > > > Changing to a five month release cycle is an energy saving plan to > reduce the projects carbon foot print. Also will be possible to sell > resulting carbon credits, raising substantial additional income for > the project.
Stopping Theo's insults and crap-screaming would be the biggest carbon dioxide source in the project that could be stopped. It's up to him becoming green -- but people that molest little children don't need this, so there's little chance. :) > > > This is leading edge stuff that should be highlighted on the OpenBSD > web site. An Open Source first. Al Gore is totally on board. > > Okay, maybe the Al Gore reference is a bit over the top, but he would > be, if we asked. > > Regards, > Gerald.
