Re: What's wrong with debian?

From: Jan Lühr (jluehr_at_gmx.net)
Date: 02/28/05

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    Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 23:35:16 +0100
    
    

    Greetings,...
    Am Montag, 28. Februar 2005 23:19 schrieb Michael Marsh:
    > On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 23:12:28 +0100, Jan Lühr <jluehr@gmx.net> wrote:
    > > So, you are saying, that the release process of sarge has been done
    > > correctly?
    >
    > The process isn't necessarily the issue. What matters is the product.
    > I'm sure the developers have learned a lot during the stabilization
    > of Sarge, and will be able to release Etch with a much shorter delay.
    > If the process is flawed, that's no reason to release Sarge before
    > it's really ready. Keep in mind that an entirely new installer was
    > developed for Sarge, and that the size of the repository almost
    > doubled. Even with the best release process, and developers being
    > paid to work on the distribution full time, that's going to take
    > awhile to stabilize.

    Of course the product matters. But multiple false announcements neither help
    the product nor the customers nor anyone else.

    Keep smiling
    yanosz


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