Put another way, the definition of a "stable" or "release" version is that it is tested and vetted and etc, not just when it was printed on the disk, but also for as long as it is the stable or release version. So for that whole 6 month period when it represents the product, it must remain at that stable standard. And with any new software that means it will need patches as new problems are found which degrade the "stable" definition.
> The reason I say this (rather than just give away dev > for free and give stable users only the options to > either stay there or update to dev or pay for > support) is because the worse option leaves each > major release in a fluctuating state of quality, > which is bad for the brand and mindshare of the > product. The fact is, if you don't update the major > release in some way in 6 months, it will be getting > worse throughout those 6 months as new bugs and > exploits are found but not fixed. So each cd would > be a guaranteed downward spiral in software quality, > which is not a good premise to base a product on. -- This message posted from opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ indiana-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/indiana-discuss
