On Sat, Oct 19, 2002 at 07:34:43PM -0400, Ed Tomlinson wrote: > The linux kernel used to go directly from pre to release - this caused > problems more often than not. Now after the last pre, there are a few > release candidates to clean up any lingering nasty problems. Suggest > that freenet can benefit from the linux experience.
I would love to know when they made the switch - I suspect it was once the Kernel had reached a much greater level of reliability and stability than Freenet will for a long time. The problem with having over-strict criteria for a release, is that the release won't happen - it will perpetually be two weeks away. I believe that right now, Freenet is suitable for a 0.5 release. Is it perfect? No. Are there aspects of it that can be improved? Certainly. That is why 0.5 won't be our last ever release. It hurts us to set unrealistic expectations for a release - since in the build-up to the release, significant enhancements are discouraged. Some have suggested branching, but we tried that before, and it turned into an absolute mess. On top of all of this, I have yet to see an argument against the fact that the current build is more stable than our current stable release. That, in-itself, is a good argument for releasing ASAP. Ian. -- Ian Clarke ian@[freenetproject.org|locut.us|cematics.com] Latest Project http://cematics.com/kanzi Personal Homepage http://locut.us/ -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 232 bytes Desc: not available URL: <https://emu.freenetproject.org/pipermail/devl/attachments/20021019/3c561493/attachment.pgp>
