On Wed, 2003-09-17 at 14:42, Jack Coates wrote: > Vincent Danen wrote: > > > On Wed Sep 17, 2003 at 12:43:05PM -0700, Jack Coates wrote: > ... > > >>Mandrake is typically pretty slow about updates compared to RH and > >>Gentoo, but hopefully that'll change if/when they hire Vincent some > >>minions :-) > > > > > > I think all things considered, we aren't that slow. If you're defining slow > > by a few hours, shame on you, if you're defining it by a few days, shame on > > me. > > > > I think we're fairly close to the other big players when it comes to the big > > updates. > > > > And, also, keep in mind that RH and SuSE both employ about a half dozen > > security folks and, IIRC, gentoo doesn't have to worry about compiling for a > > number of different versions. Contrary to popular opinion, it *does* take > > time to properly compile and test packages on each supported platform. > > > > We also don't run our own server for updates so we have to wait for > > mirroring... RH can put the packages up and announce it that minute, we have > > to wait at least 1-2hrs before announcing or I get flooded with "you > > announced it so where is it?" messages, just due to the mirroring process. > > > > With all that in mind, I think this one-man operation is pretty damn speedy. > > > > absolutely, but... let's step into the managerial mind for a little while:
oooooooo it's dark in here .... here......ere.....ere.....ere..... ere...... > > fact: Vincent is working really hard, doing a job that takes six people > at other companies. He's typically a few hours behind those other > companies, but the users don't complain much. Vincent says he needs help > when we get some money. > > path 1: Ignore the situation until Vincent flames out, then hire some > starry-eyed outsider who thinks he can fix everything. > > path 2: When the money starts coming in again, hire some college kids to > help out. Rinse and repeat until a couple of them stick on. > > User complaints help steer things to path 2.
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