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Why OpenBSD's Release Process Works
An anonymous reader writes "Twelve years ago OpenBSD developers started engineering a release process that has resulted in quality software being delivered on a consistent 6 month schedule — 25 times in a row, exactly on the date promised, and with no critical bugs. This on-time delivery process is very different from how corporations manage their product releases and much more in tune with how volunteer driven communities are supposed to function.
Theo de Raadt explains in this presentation how the OpenBSD release process is managed (video) and why it has been such a success."
Basically, they only allow developers who are willing to sit through a 30-minute video to work on their software.
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Here is the executive summary:
Is it possible to slashdot youtube? I tried to watch but the video had these annoying pauses...
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Hi Theo!
That is the secret of its security! OpenBSD is carefully crafted to ensure it either won't run at all, or at the very least won't run long enough for someone to exploit the server. It's really rather clever when you think about it.
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Long story short: Theo rules with an iron fist and springs releases like pop quizzes.
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Basically, they only allow developers who are willing to sit through a 30-minute video to work on their software.
...during which Theo tells them if they don't hit their release deadlines, he'll eat their children.
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**hits anonymous cowardon the head with a bag of rocks
**thinks that was actually pretty useful.
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Would any video do? Like, maybe pron or something?
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