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FreeBSD 4.8 Release Delayed Until Mar 24

Posted by timothy on from the when-it's-ready-it'll-be-ready dept.

Dan writes "FreeBSD Release Engineering Team's Murray Stokley indicates in his email that the latest FreeBSD 4.8 release will need to be postponed until March 24 in order to include suggested fixes related to the XFree86 4.3.0 port. After a complete package rebuild, they plan to release FreeBSD 4.8 RC2 first. Murray requests everyone to continue testing the XFree86 4.3.0 port to ensure a quality release."

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  1. Excellent by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Insightful

    It's nice to see SOMEONE taking the time to do things right. SuSE could learn a thing or two from them. I'm starting to equate them with the American automotive manufacturers of the Linux world.

  2. Why so few posts by peripatetic_bum · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I know freebsd is good. I usue it I like it. I also use linux and like it a lot.
    Why is there such a difference in the number of posts when a linux release comes up versus a *BSD release.
    I would like to hear some thoughtful discussion

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  3. Easy answer of why.. by nurb432 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    This is manily a linux forum.. so us *bsd'ers are at a minority...

    Just the laws of averages..

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  4. This time around... by cperciva · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Can we wait until *after* the release before announcing it?

    Remember, that means wait until you get a PGP-signed email from Murray Stokely before you post a story.

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    1. Re:This time around... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Nah, so far the editors have proven to be true jerks on this issue. Murray has emailed them directly asking them to repect the release process. Three times in a row, they have posted an article as soon as the files appear on the main FreeBSD.org ftp server, and before the mirrors have had a chance in he&& of getting it.
      Does the releng team really need to hide the files on the ftp server just because the ./ editors are behaving like little children that want to be first in line?