On Fri, Nov 17, 2023 at 11:00:07AM +0100, Olivier Certner wrote: > Hi Glen, > > > I also agree we cannot prevent people from downloading the images, > > installers, whatever before the announcement. That is the lovely race > > condition with which we have to live at the moment. > > Yes, and given that, I don't think you did anything wrong. > > It seems that the race is the same for freebsd-update(8), according to "The > Doctor". But maybe in this case it is easier to fix, perhaps if installing > the metadata signaling the new release to it can be delayed, by contrast with > big files containing the actual data (I don't know how freebsd-update(8) > works, so this is just a guess). > > > The alternative would be to say nothing at all. > > I really hope you and re@ will never choose this way. > > > 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. > > IMHO, a delay should always be announced (perhaps unless it's only a few > days). If it is too hard to decide on the right level of details, then only > mention that some (potential or verified) problem is being looked upon, but > don't let that prevent you from communicating. > > As for people saying that they have already installed the "release", I'd > suggest to have some text on the website (https://www.freebsd.org/releng/ > perhaps) explaining that images on mirrors can appear in advance of release > announcements and that they should not be considered as official until the > official mail is sent, and just kindly point them to it. I hope this can > contribute to at least attenuating the drain you're experiencing. > > Regards. > > -- > Olivier Certner > >
just a suggestion for the future is that to have some sort of gpg/gpg check in freebsd-update . -- Member - Liberal International This is doc...@nk.ca Ici doc...@nk.ca Yahweh, King & country!Never Satan President Republic!Beware AntiChrist rising! Look at Psalms 14 and 53 on Atheism ; unsubscribe from Google Groups to be seen Lest we forget 11 Nov 2023 Beware https://mindspring.com
