site_archiver@lists.apple.com Delivered-To: darwin-dev@lists.apple.com User-agent: Mutt/1.4.1i On Tue, Feb 28, 2006 at 08:31:09PM +0700, Robert Nicholson wrote:

Why is rsync in 10.4.5 darwin still based on 2.6.3?

Usually, the open source components are considered very low priority within Apple and do not justify destabilizing the system just prior to GM'ing a release. So, most of the open source components are updated months prior to a release shipping. It is not at all unusual for open source components to be pretty stale by the time a release hits the customers. Building on the low priority of open source components idea, they are rarely updated in software updates. Typically the only reason open source bits are ever updated in an SU is because of a PR problem, which basically amounts to highly publicized security issues. I would expect rsync in particular to be more stale than most, given the extent to which it has deviated from the upstream sources. This would make it more difficult to update, and something they won't want to do as often as something that takes less time. Low priority also means they get relatively little engineering resources compared to other, more exciting Apple developed and user visible features. Rob _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Darwin-dev mailing list (Darwin-dev@lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/darwin-dev/site_archiver%40lists.appl... This email sent to site_archiver@lists.apple.com