FreeBSD9 and the sheer number of problem reports

[jb]

H <hm <at> hm.net.br> writes:

> ... 
> it is about FreeBSD and the meaning, importance and reliability  of
> -RELEASE for all people
> ...
> > Still, FreeBSD has always at least one more release out there which
> > was hardened in real life.
> > ...

Hi,
I think you have a point.

There was a very interesting discussion on "FreeBSD and release engineering".
http://lwn.net/Articles/478663/
 
There were some proposals made, but in my view this is the most important one.
There are too many "production releases" - at present including versions
7.4, 8.2, and 9.0 .
Cutting one would refocus devs and users on the remainig two, with obvious
benefits to FreeBSD product.

jb