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f : freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org 19 January 2012 • 7:05AM -0500

Re: FreeBSD has serious problems with focus, longevity, and lifecycle
by Mark Blackman

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On 18 Jan 2012, at 22:59, Igor Mozolevsky wrote:

> On 18 January 2012 22:53, Mark Blackman <mark@exon...> wrote:
>>
>> On 18 Jan 2012, at 22:50, Igor Mozolevsky wrote:
>>
>>> On 18 January 2012 22:31, Mark Blackman <mark@exon...> wrote:
>>>
>>>> 10.0 - Nov 2013
>>>
>>> I think 10.0 should be released based on feature-readiness and not on
>>> some arbitrary date…
>>
>> You can always redefine the feature-set to meet the date. :)
>
> Yes, but there's a difference between releasing because it's the right
> thing to do now vs releasing because it's about time…

The terse-ness of the e-mail should have told you it wasn't particularly
serious. :)

However, it was based around 3 minor releases per year, fitting whatever
features make sense, FSVO "sense", into each one,  giving HEAD a bit
over two years to gestate into something you might one day  bet the farm
on, which isn't a million miles from what happens anyway.

- Mark

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