On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 11:49 AM, Maxim Khitrov <mkhit...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 2:28 PM, Glen Barber <glen.j.bar...@gmail.com> wrote: >> On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 2:13 PM, Maxim Khitrov <mkhit...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> For example, RC2 builds were scheduled for 29 September 2008. When >>> that day comes (or same week perhaps), whoever has the ability to >>> change the release schedule page should update it regardless of what >>> happened. If RC2 builds started, that should be reflected in the >>> 'actual' column. Otherwise, if it's a minor change in the timeline, >>> put the new expected date in. As is the case of 7.1 release, if the >>> person honestly has no idea when RC2 will happen, put in 'December', >>> 'January', 'Second half of January'... 'Sometime next year' if it's >>> that uncertain. Anything at all; it takes 5 minutes to do. In the >>> worst case, your estimate will need to be updated again in a month or >>> two. In the best case, the release will be made before the expected >>> date. I, for one, promise not to complain about that. :) >>> >> >> If the sacrifice is an out-of-date column in a webpage while bugs are >> being worked out, in my opinion, that's fine with me. (IMHO) > > My point was that it shouldn't be one or the other. Taking a few > minutes to update the web page does not interfere with the debugging > process. It also doesn't force developers to follow that timeline. It > is simply an indication to the users what their expectations should be > at the present time. > > - Max
Again, I wonder if the reason for the delays is that too much work is being taken on for each release. I agree that FreeBSD should be released when it is done and quality is of utmost importance. Perhaps it would be better to focus on adding a few less features than planned, so that they can be implemented well and on time. I admit, I am not part of the project, and in the end, I have no idea what's going on. I just know that other projects with FAR less developers have found a way to do this, so it's not *that* hard. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
