So what , this fell on deaf ears or was it a horridly bad idea ? Anyone care to share ?
On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 5:12 PM, Mark Saad <nones...@longcount.org> wrote: > All > I have an partial solution to this issue I was thinking about this on > my morning train ride, so its a bit bumpy. > > Here are my solutions they are not complete but I think its a good start. > > 1. When official errata and security updates hit the tree . Providing > updated install media could be step one . Maybe rebuild install media > periodical say every 3 months, if it warrants it. > > 2. Change FreeBSD-update to allow you to select what updates you want, > and make it work for stable. Simply put think "freebsd-update fetch > stable kernel" or " freebsd-update fetch release base" > > 3. Change FreeBSD-update to tweak a library so the -pN level is not > hardcoded into the kernel at compile time. Currently FreeBSD's patch > or "p level -pN " is a newvers.sh function . > > 4. Publish a longer time line for future releases and make it easier > to find. While ken smith's email about the 9.1-RELEASE time line was > a good start , for 9.1,I feel that a short general time line on > http://www.freebsd.org/releases/ would do a world of good for people > want to know whats up next and when can I expect it. It does not need > to be exact just a rough estimate. > > The sum total of all of this , in my eyes, is when updated drivers ( I > know its a still a wish and not reality ) , bug fixes , security > updates are released , new installs done around that time will start > out with all of the good bits. Secondly when new updates are released > users can apply base updates and kernel updates to both release and > stable as needed. Lastly updates released via this new method would be > easily checked via uname -a or maybe " freebsd-update show version" > > > Fire away. > > --- > Mark Saad | mark.s...@longcount.org -- mark saad | nones...@longcount.org _______________________________________________ freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
