Subject: Re: Release or not to release
To: Jukka Marin <jmarin@pyy.jmp.fi>
From: Michael L. VanLoon -- HeadCandy.com <michaelv@MindBender.serv.net>
List: current-users
Date: 06/03/1997 21:45:35
>On Tue, Jun 03, 1997 at 12:33:30PM -0700, Jonathan Stone wrote:
>> I *like* the idea of a -stable release.  Maybe we could make it work
>> by always having a `release cycle' in progress; -stable is then just
>> the frozen, release-bound code.  Users can choose whether they want
>> -stable or -current.

>Hey, that would be nice.

Just remember that the "stable" branch, kept separately, for the
FreeBSD folks turned into such a logistic nightmare that finally just
gave it up.  I think you want to make sure that you set specific goals

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