Re: Lifetime of FreeBSD branches

[Joel]

Random comment from the peanut gallery, but ...
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(B> >> Thanks for the info guys. Does this "security support" also mean that
(B> >> current ports will be compatible with the release?
(B> >
(B> > No, there are no guarantees about that.  The ports/ people generally
(B> > try to make things work with older releases, but there are no gurantees
(B> > there.  It's simply too much work to make such guarantees, and this is
(B> > after all an volunteer project (for most parts anyway). See also
(B> > http://www.freebsd.org/ports/ for the "official" statement.
(B> 
(B> Right, i didnt think so. Debian is a volunteer project too, and their
(B> packaging system supports all of their branches. I guess i should look
(B> into rolling my own packages, to be sure. And yes, i realize that we just
(B> dont have an infrastructure for something like this.
(B
(BI'm thinking that, if a company really doesn't have the infrastructure,
(Bthere are several good options. You mention Linux. MacOSX is closer to
(Bthe BSDs than Linux in many ways, tends to have relatively long-term
(Bstability, and you can pay Apple for a rather high level of support if
(Byou join their developer's program.
(B
(BThe best option, however, may be to invest in the infrastructure -- a
(Blong term relationship with a qualified contractor, or even an employee
(Bwhose primary duty would be to (learn how to) do the heavy lifting on
(Bbackporting and upgrading. That way, the OS itself becomes more a part
(Bof the company's resources.
(B
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