Fast releases demand binary updates.. (Was: Release schedule for 2006)

[Jo Rhett]

> On Thu, Dec 22, 2005 at 01:09:04PM -0800 I heard the voice of
> Jo Rhett, and lo! it spake thus:
> >  
> > No, you're missing the point.  More core OS upgrades means less
> > incremental patches (which are easier to apply than a full update).
 
On Thu, Dec 22, 2005 at 09:08:13PM -0600, Matthew D. Fuller wrote:
> Right.  I don't understand how B follows A here.
> 
> These patches come from where?  Security advisories, mailing list
> discussions, and eating too much beef right before bed and waking up
> at 2am with brilliant ideas?  Why would there be less of them, just
> because RELENG_X_Y_RELEASE tags are laid down more often?
 
FreeBSD provides patches for two major OS revisions, right?

If you have more OS revisions in less time, then you have a smaller window
of support time.  Simple.

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Jo Rhett
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