On Wed, Aug 08, 2007 at 11:29:25AM -0600, Theo de Raadt wrote: >> I agree with you on this -current/-stable thingy. This ports tree >> soft locking shit *how we care about -stable users* is bullshit, >> when outdated/security vulnerable stuff is even in -current and >> it takes ages to backport and make packages of needed security updates... >> I see there no logic, since developers are on -current anyway and they >> don't care about stable users really... > >There are likely going to be some changes soon as to how -stable is >treated. However, I think you will not like the changes. Many people >are quite overworked, unable to proceed forward because they are being >pecked to death by whiny users, and are quite sick and tired of these >people who whine. > >The solution will likely comprise some set of: > > promise less, give less, and listen less.
The future is now.
