* Re: FreeBSD has serious problems with focus, longevity, and lifecycle

[Matthew D. Fuller]

On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 07:20:15PM -0800 I heard the voice of
Julian Elischer, and lo! it spake thus:
>
> the trouble with 5 was that it had to be all-or-nothing.
> 
> [...]
>
> the size of the "giant pile of stuff" was not of our choosing.

As may be, it's beside my point.  Whether due to malice, incompetence,
or the unalterable ways of the universe, 5 spent something approaching
forever "not ready to release", and depending on who you ask, kept
that status until it became known as "6.0".  And that, not "4 is
awesome", is the principal reason 4 kept chugging so long.


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