On Wed, 5 Mar 2003 16:57:17 -0600 Texstar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Why is a mid-March release so critical? To quote Civileme:
...Mandrakesoft has to make the release date. It is negotiated into contracts for pressing CDs, for example, and a day's slippage may cause a month's delay and extensive penalties. That is one of the realities of making this software. The only thing that would stop the release date is a showstopper bug that keeps the product from working on a significant number of computers... One may debate whether existing bugs qualify as "showstopper bugs", but point is the release date is important because Mandrake has contractual obligations that have financial consequences if violated. Miark
