On 06/04/06, Jonathan Noack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Stephen Clark wrote: > > [LoN]Kamikaze wrote: > >> Stephen Clark wrote: > >>> [LoN]Kamikaze wrote: > >>>> Alexey Karagodov wrote: > >>>>> hi. > >>>>> i think, this unstablity happaning just because developers trying to > >>>>> make > >>>>> two systems at one time, one is 6.0 and another 7.0 current and they > >>>>> supporting old version, lower then 6.0 > >>>>> i want to ask developers, why you developing new system, 7.0, if you > >>>>> don't > >>>>> finish old, 6.0 ?! > >>>>> finish 6.0, make it work, and upgrade it to 7.0 and to 8.0 and to 9.0 > >>>>> and so > >>>>> on ... > >>>>> what so new and revolutionary in 7.0 in comparison with 6.0 ?! > >>>>> to use your system i must be a DEVELOPER, but i don't have so much > >>>>> time! i > >>>>> don't want to develope! i want to use, i want to help you with some > >>>>> advise ( > >>>>> e.g. what feature to add, what feature to change etc), i can and i > >>>>> want to > >>>>> share some of my hardware to feet your needs, make a mirror, make a > >>>>> test > >>>>> server/workstation/notebook/PDA etc. i'm not an freebsd developer. > >>>>> i'm just > >>>>> admin and a user. > >>>>> your system is most greatest i ever seen. another wonderful system is > >>>>> SOLARIS. > >>>>> but your's is so unstable ... > >>>> > >>>> All this is described in many places. It all comes down to this: if you > >>>> don't want to be a developer, JUST USE THE RELEASE BRANCH. That means > >>>> Releng_6_0 for now. > >>>> > >>>> Stable only means compatible to previous versions of the same branch. > >>>> Not that the system is stable. > >>> > >>> Who in their right mind would think that "stable" actually means > >>> "stable"!!! > >> > >> It does mean that the API is stable. > >> /\ > >> || > >> > >> So that you can use a driver written for 6.0 on any 6.x build. And that > >> you can run software compiled for 6.0 on all following versions of the > >> 6.x branch without a compatibility layer. > > > > Then maybe it should be called api-stable!! > > Given how long "STABLE" has been in use, changing it would be a gross > POLA violation. Actually, "POLA" illustrates my next point... :) > > Have you ever Googled something? Saying "Googled" is easier than saying > "searched Google for". Language (especially technical language) gets > shortened and simplified. These shortened forms are a part of the > community's jargon (which is a synonym for "dialect" -- see where I'm > going here?). Different dialects may have different meanings for a > word/phrase. It is therefore VITAL to learn the meaning of a particular > word/phrase in the target dialect before attempting to use it. The > consequences of not doing so range from confusion and misunderstanding > to outright insult. > > Is "STABLE" confusing to new users? Absolutely. I didn't get it at > first either. Is it difficult to find The Truth? Absolutely not. > Google for "freebsd stable" and the first link is the handbook's > explanation. > > -Jonathan
Interestingly tho 6-STABLE right now is appearing more stable then 6.0-STABLE, a fair few bugfixes seem to be in place in 6.1-PRERELEASE which fix 6.0-RELEASE problems. Chris _______________________________________________ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
