On Fri, 01 Oct 2010 22:32:39 +1000 Noel Butler <noel.butler@ausics.net> articulated:
really? wow how things must have changed in recent years, they used to be so, well, debian like, but not quite as bad :)
Touché. The FreeBSD developers do have a bug up their ass regarding GPL licenses which has effectively slowed down the introduction of some new (better) software into the base system. This has reportedly led to sporadic problems with some newer applications being released into the FreeBSD ports system.
All things considered though, they usually maintain software that is relatively up-to-date; i.e., Postfix for example. The developers version is always available and current in the ports system. Most other major applications follow that general protocol. New releases of Dovecot are always available, usually only a few days after being released. This 2.x version is not the norm though. It is, as you so clearly stated, a BETA version. I would like to see FreeBSED release it clearly marked as a BETA or DEVELOPERS version, aka "USE AT ON RISK". Doing so would allow it to receive more extensive testing while warning potential users of the risks involved.
I would comment on Debian; however, I don't want to start a flame war.
-- Jerry ✌ Dovecot.user@seibercom.net
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