hi, You don't need to change the FreeBSD culture. We'd love to do an 8.4 release. And an 8.5 release, and 8.6 release, etc. The problem is one of resources and time, not of culture/desire.
It takes a lot of (volunteer) effort and a lot of (donated) resources to do what we do with releases and release management. Are any of the release team actually working for a company that uses FreeBSD releases, and thus has a vested interest in getting them out the door and supported? That's what needs to be changed. A kickstarter style project would be great, but people can also donate directly to the foundation. It'd be great if there wre more people, time and resources available to do this. But the overlap of companies that want more/longer releases done and supported doesn't seem to overlap that great with the number of people actively doing FreeBSD release management. 2c, Adrian _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"
