Probably OT, but I want to share my opinion with you: I think Mandrakesoft has a bad numbering scheme for releases. 7->7.1->7.2 ok, even if 7.1 could be labeled as 7.0.5, then directly 8.0 while I heard someone in this list saying it was not so better than 7.2 and that 9 will be the next *really good release* after 7.2. Why dn't call 8 7.5 instead and/or 9 8.5? Or are you trying to catch Microsoft with 200x? :-))))) You'd catch them only in 2010!
I think MandrakeSoft should use .5 numbers a bit more. My 2 cents. Olaf At 19.57 02/09/2002, you wrote: >On Monday 02 September 2002 10:31 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I saw that on linux-mandrake.com under the downloads section, CD-1, CD-2, > > and CD-3 changed to RC1 instead of beta 4 as it had been a few days ago... > > IS this a newer version. Plus if newer versions are coming out that fast > > when will there be a final release (date). I want the latest version of > > mandrake but with all my problems, id rather just wait til a final release > > of 9.0, then try to downoad with getright, and burn it. Anyways what does > > RC mean, and whats the dcifferent between RC1, and beta 4? >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >RC1 is the latest in the test cycle, it stands for Release Candidate. If you >actually read the e-mail I sent you, you'd know that mid-September is planned >for the release. Also if you had read the responses of others to your >questions, you've been apprised that betas are just that. This stuff >(everything that says Mandrake 9.0 so far) is part of testing for the next >release, which, again, is planned for around the middle of this month. >Chasing bugs and fixing glitches in other words. Not intended for a >"production" environment or every day use. Even though lots of us do just >that. :-) > >This was the entirety of the e-mail I sent you directly dated the 28th of >August: > > "You're welcome, but I haven't done anything yet. :-) > > > Yeah, I have them. Both on disk and on a partition that has just about > > everything I've ever downloaded. Disk space isn't a problem here. > > > RC1 won't be too far away now though; and I'm sure the 'Release' will be > > available for download around mid-September. I responded to your image > size > > concerns in the other thread. 700MB80 minute is what I used too. > > > Let the list know if you're still having trouble." > >I went so far as to ask if you wanted someone to mail you a set disks now, or >wait for the official release. > >If I were having as much difficulty as you getting a download set of disks >that would boot and install on my machine I'd probably be confused too. > >My advice would be to wait for Mandrake 9.0 to be available as something >other >than a beta or RC before trying any further unless you have unlimited blank >disks. If you then can't get a download that will allow you to install the >operating system just ask and I'm sure someone will send you a set of >download edition disks. I've seen it done before. > >As an aside; if you had followed the links to order pre-burned beta disks >that >'someone' posted, you'd have a usable set now; and would probably have spent >less time and money than you have with downloading ISOs that won't work for >whatever reason. <olaf@ kjws.com> for every kind of mail, except spam! :-)
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