"Unix Fan" writes: > This really does suck... While we as users appreciate developers hard work, A majority rely on -STABLE for updated and secure 3rd party software..
Really? You have statistics? I'd be curious to see how many run stable vs. old releases vs. current. > Why even have a -CURRENT ports tree?... -STABLE should be the tree > maintained for the 6 months between releases.. You do realize that ports maintenance is a volunteer effort and that volunteers get burned out. I'm speaking from experience in that I more-or-less managed the ports tree for several releases way back when when it was a lot easier. No packages (packages were just being born about the time I stopped) and there were less than 1/4 the number of ports you have today. You are asking for volunteers to double their work effort. I don't see that happening. If you want specific things done I suggest you come up with funding. I did that a few times, too, in the form of "when I can run foo on my machine I'll send you a check for $$$". // marc
