On 11-02-15 9:39 AM, "Jerry Franz" <jfr...@freerun.com> wrote:
>On 02/15/2011 07:59 AM, R - elists wrote: >> Eero, >> >> that is great, as long as you consider and actually donate to CentOS >> regularly >> >> statistically, most people that download or use CentOS, do not donate. >> > >That, statistically speaking, could be influenced by the fact the >monetary donation page has been 'down' for around one and a half years >(ever since the centos 'ownership fight'). I can personally vouch for >the fact my company was looking to donate money - only to be stonewalled >by the lack of a way to do actually do so. > >Money has these great virtues: It can be accumulated in small increments >from people who can't afford large increments. It can be exchanged for >physical objects like servers. And it can be used to pay (even if only >on a part time basis) people to do specific jobs. > >I highly recommend it. ;) Can also pay for beer, or beer equivalent :-) Personally, I am eager for CentOS 6, can wait, and would suggest that the FAQ have a question: "When will CentOS 6 be out?" "The CentOS team does not have a fixed release schedule following an upstream release. The release timeframe is based upon the number of bugs and difficulties producing a reliable release and personal commitments of the CentOS team. Prior experience indicates 12-14 weeks is a reasonable expectation. If you are interested in speeding the process you are welcome to join the CentOS team, your offer to join is welcome. However on-boarding new members in the middle of the work to prepare a major release is likely to slow the release as energy is spent bringing you up to speed. To join the team, the first step is to _[Don't know as it is beyond my skill/ energy/ expertise so I have never looked_]" And When will CentOS 5.6 be out?" "The CentOS team does not have a fixed release schedule following an upstream release. The release timeframe is based upon the number of bugs and difficulties producing a reliable release and personal commitments of the CentOS team. Prior experience indicates 4-8 weeks is a reasonable expectation. If you are interested in speeding the process you are welcome to join the CentOS team, your offer to join is welcome. However on-boarding new members in the middle of the work to prepare a release is likely to slow the release as energy is spent bringing you up to speed. To join the team, the first step is to _[Don't know as it is beyond my skill/ energy/ expertise so I have never looked_]" In fact, I will be investigating how to update the Wiki Dave _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
