Re: [HEADS-UP] Quick update to 14.0-RELEASE schedule

From: Glen Barber <gjb_at_freebsd.org>
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2023 05:06:01 UTC
Thank you for that.

Glen
Sent from my phone.
Please excuse my brevity and/or typos.

> On Nov 15, 2023, at 11:17 PM, Rich Reynolds <rich@redstar-assoc.com> wrote:
> 
> On 11/15/23 20:19, Pete Wright wrote:
>>> On 11/15/23 16:30, Glen Barber wrote:
>>> The alternative would be to say nothing at all.
>>> 
>>> Either way, it is a productivity, communication drain.  It is
>>> a lose-lose situation no matter how one looks at it given the above
>>> context.  We either get chastised for being "too open" into insights
>>> delaying an official announcement, or for being "not open enough" when
>>> there is silence from RE when a release does not meet its scheduled
>>> announcement date.
>> Glen I appreciate your transparency and the efforts you have done to keep everyone in the loop.  I think people get excited about new releases, which is probably a good thing.  IMHO i feel you've been striking a good balance.
>> As an operator these updates are really helpful for me as it allows me to adjust timelines on my end for updating my fleet of servers. You and the RE team do an incredible job - and personally I am thankful for the caution and common sense you all bring to this complex process.
>> Cheers,
>> -pete
>> -- 
>> Pete Wright
>> pete@nomadlogic.org
>> @nomadlogicLA
> +1 from a retired RE manager
> yet another hard thankless job in the development chain...
> 
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> then you suffer, superstition ain't the way.
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