Dennis <dennis@etinc.com> writes:
> Is netbsd to the point where *most" users are using the release, or are the
> majority still running -current .? We're considering
> re-porting to NetBSD...which we previously dropped because 
> everyone wanted -current which we could not realistically support.

I have no feel for the actual numbers, but some of us NetBSD
developers are committing to maintaining the released versions in a
way that allows users of NetBSD to rely on them for production
environments.

[ the following statement isn't an "official statement" of the NetBSD
project, but is my opinion as one of the members of the release
engineering team.  I'm quite willing to defend it, and am working to
see it implemented 8-]

You'll note, for instance, the 1.3-family of releases.  There will be
a 1.3.3 before too long, and whenever 1.4 comes out there'll be bug
fix releases for it, as well.  I'd like to see the 'bug-fix' releases
include more support for new hardware, too, so that people don't have
to wait a Long Time and/or upgrade to a new major release for new
drivers.

My opinion is that if people have to be running -current, we're doing
something wrong.



cgd
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Disclaimer: Not speaking for NetBSD, just expressing my own opinion.