Martin Husemann <mar...@duskware.de> writes: > On Mon, Dec 23, 2019 at 09:02:50AM -0500, Greg Troxel wrote: >> Well, we are coming up on a year since netbsd-9 was branched, or at >> least will arrive there before this discussion resolves. So cutting >> -10 before we hit 100 works for me :-) > > Nitpicking (and I don't know for the discussion resolving), but netbsd-9 > was branched on 2019-07-30 (so not even 1/2 a year yes). > > The branch for netbsd-10 can happen soon after Andrew is done (we need > 10.0 on the build cluster ASAP).
I will admit that my comment was partly humor. Thanks for pointing out the -9 branch date. Given that we have had an RC, this branch is going much better than recent previous ones. I realize it's always difficult, but I think we (mostly you, perhaps) are doing better this time. I did mean to be somewhat serious in saying it was going to be time to start 10, just based on calendar, because I believe releases should be no more than 18 months apart, and I think 12 months is ideal. Thus I am in favor of starting a new branch 12 months after the last one was started. (I see the merits of points about lots of improvements in current vs 9 and the reasonableness of branching late spring and releasing fall, even if that seems a bit aspirational.)