You said : It's more than a couple of day ! But in the beta and RC phase we only have a couple of day to test and you put the other series out in a week. If you're able to do so in the beta stage why not in the marketing phase ?
Denis B. --- civileme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a écrit : > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > for me it sounds really a good idea. > > after downloading and installing iso version, if i > know that > > the boxed version will fix some errors i met, i'll > buy it:) > > > >>Hello cookers, > >> > >>What about a new mode of Mandrake Linux > distribution mode : > >>- Now : we have a 3 stages of validation (QA > process) for the > >>distribution : * One two or three betas after the > cooker work. > >> > >>* One, two or maybe three release candidate with a > deep freeze in > >>cooker tree > >> > >>* The final step is the announce (on that ever > media) and, I think, the > >> transfert of the final master to the printing & > packaging departement > >>+ the mirroring to the ftp sites. > >> > >>- Proposal : why not add a step at the end > following this pattern : * > >>One two or three betas after the cooker work. > >> > >>* One, two or maybe three release candidate with a > deep freeze in > >>cooker tree > >> > >>* The final step is the announce (on that ever > media) and make > >>available on the FTP site the GPL cds > >> > >>* wait one more couple of days to squizze the last > bugs that apeears > >>with the final rush and then transfert of the > final master to the > >>printing & packaging departement + the mirroring > to the ftp sites. > >> > >>This way has some "big advantages" : > >> > >>- the boxed version could be more stable. > >> > >>- the 3 CDs are for "internet" people and not the > average people who > >>could wait a little more to have their box. > >> > >>- no more "offficial" update just after the launch > of the boxed > >>version. > >> > >>- a more professionnal approch (less on the > bleeding edge, more safe > >>you are) > >> > >>- you will be more covered by the media (one > article for the GPL CDs, > >>one for the box version) > >> > >>- You could do a two distribution ways : > >> * sell the GPL CDs without _any_ stuff (including > books, ...) for > >> people who > >>want to be the first. > >> * sell the boxed version a few weeks after with > the corrected version > >> nd the > >>books, the support, ... > >> > >>People who use the first version will have to > update their distribution > >>when the boxed version is ready via internet, > that's all. > >> > >>Please ask if I am not clear enough. > >> > >>Bye, > >>Laurent > >> > >>-- > >>Penser pour un bon nombre de femmes est plutot un > accident heureux > >>qu'un etat permanent. E.Stern > >>--- > >>Envoy > >> > > > > > > > > > The problem is that it is _NOT_ a couple of days. > Testing the bugfixes > is necessary lest they have side effects that bite > us in the butt after > release. That is why the final week will never see > small bugfixes, only > release critical ones. For example, a new kernel > made during that week > might pass Cerberus, but it would still have to be > used a while to check > other things and unanticipated side effects. > > Remember 8.1 with a late addition of iptables? It > broke internet > connection sharing on reboot, which was a large > source of support > requests, expensive out of all proportion to its > significance. > > Still, it might be a good idea to schedule this in, > but look at longer > than a couple of days with a deep freeze in effect. > > Civileme > > > > > __________________________________________________________ Obtenez votre adresse @yahoo.ca gratuite et en français ! courriel.yahoo.ca
