Re: CVS commit: src/sys/sys

[Greg Troxel <gdt%lexort.com@localhost>]

Martin Husemann <martin%duskware.de@localhost> writes:

> On Mon, Dec 23, 2019 at 09:02:50AM -0500, Greg Troxel wrote:
>> Well, we are coming up on a year since netbsd-9 was branched, or at
>> least will arrive there before this discussion resolves.   So cutting
>> -10 before we hit 100 works for me :-)
>
> Nitpicking (and I don't know for the discussion resolving), but netbsd-9
> was branched on 2019-07-30 (so not even 1/2 a year yes).
>
> The branch for netbsd-10 can happen soon after Andrew is done (we need
> 10.0 on the build cluster ASAP).

I will admit that my comment was partly humor.

Thanks for pointing out the -9 branch date.  Given that we have had an
RC, this branch is going much better than recent previous ones.  I
realize it's always difficult, but I think we (mostly you, perhaps) are
doing better this time.

I did mean to be somewhat serious in saying it was going to be time to
start 10, just based on calendar, because I believe releases should be
no more than 18 months apart, and I think 12 months is ideal.  Thus I am
in favor of starting a new branch 12 months after the last one was
started.

(I see the merits of points about lots of improvements in current vs 9
and the reasonableness of branching late spring and releasing fall, even
if that seems a bit aspirational.)