fast rate of major FreeBSD releases to STABLE

[Chris]

I have mentioned this before about releasing a new major version of
FreeBSD at such short intervals.  Now I am wondering what path the
FreeBSD community is taking in regards to server and desktop use.

Stuff I would love to see in FreeBSD 7.x (CURRENT) before 7.0 release
which looks like it isnt going to happen

Multi IP Jails - waiting since 4.x, patches done for both 5.x and 6.x
but never commited.
Dynamic tcp windows - I think is patched but not heard if commited.
More hardware support - FreeBSD still has poor hardware support when
compared to other OS's, in particular vendors such as realtek nics.
A more user friendly installer so datacentres stop been put off FreeBSD.
Work on the network code so STABLE stops panicing and lagging on low
amounts of ddos that 4.x barely flexed at and even 5.x could cope
with.

The recent ports freeze has also concerned me, this is the longest
ports freeze I have witnessed since I started using FreeBSD years ago
and its for a desktop element of the os, does it matter if servers
running FreeBSD have to remain on vulnerable versions of ports as a
result of this?

The viability of upgrading FreeBSD to a new major version at least
every 2 years is small, can choose not to upgrade as security patches
will exist but ports only get supported on the latest STABLE tree now
and I expect 5.x development will be killed off like 4.x was when 7.0
hits release.

Why cant 7.0 be released when more long awaited features are added and
then not as STABLE tree only as CURRENT (like 5.0 was) and if 7.0 is
considered stable then 7.1 can be STABLE branch.  I consider 6.2 to be
the first release in 6.x branch close to proper stability and that
release is under a year old before a new major release is due.

Please dont flame me as I am a avid FreeBSD server user not a fan of
linux so not been a troll this is a serious post.

Chris