-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Wednesday 26 February 2003 04:53 am, Anne Wilson wrote: > > Seems to me there is logic in the MandrakeSoft model, but not the logic we > (and other users) expect. This is, in fact, a big problem that needs to be > considered. Whether Mdksft like it or not, people expect point releases to > be 'fixes' and version releases to be major. > The only logic that counts is the logic they use. Same goes for definition of beta and rc. Some people want it to be different than the Mandrake definition, but it is the Mandrake definition that counts. Of course, once you understand what that is, it is easier to *take*.
> It used to be said 'Never buy any software in a .0 release', but in this > context all Mandrake releases are .0 releases. This keeps it at the > bleeding edge, but never quite as 'finished' as some users not only want, > but need. > Perhaps those users should use Debian than. > I don't have any answers. Maybe being 'bleeding edge' is the USP of > Mandrake. I only know that business decisions like this are never simple, > but it is essential to keep in mind the perceptions of those outside the > company. > I know many say perception is reality, but some must correct thier perceptions with reality. - -- Greg -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE+XLKWGu5uuMFlL5MRAmOyAKCBIw2t2WlbqE+buabvnjQE/oNH6gCfSYae YPHQ6SOeB80ntVar9ioi37A= =IPm5 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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