freebsd 7 release date :)

Eric Crist mnslinky at gmail.com
Mon Aug 20 08:14:40 PDT 2007


On Aug 20, 2007, at 9:52 AMAug 20, 2007, Jerry McAllister wrote:

[snip]

> As I said, we know and even newbies can learn, with considerate
> explanitory responses, that no absolute date can realistically
> be named - that there is justifiably more concern about quality
> than making a particular 'release date'.   But some running info
> on how it is going is helpful - actually reassuring, to those of
> us out of the loop.  It needn't be anything elaborate.
>
> Anyway, the important issue here is refusing to consider the effects
> of the response when replying to a posted question, even when it is
> a somewhat unenlightened question.

IMHO, I think it would be a benefit to the community if there were a  
page up on the FreeBSD website that explained the release process and  
at least some sort of clue as to what people can expect regarding the  
next coming release.  As many long-time FreeBSDers know, there are  
these pages up there, but I don't feel their new-user friendly, and  
they certainly are a PITA to find at times.

I'm not suggesting we lay out a strict timeline, as I'd much prefer  
the releases when they're ready, but simply a page saying, 'Hey,  
FreeBSD x.y release is coming soon, we're currently working on 'blah.''

I'd even be willing to help out if needed.

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Eric F Crist
Secure Computing Networks




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