-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 > ...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
Thanks for clarification. But still, one has to ask the question, whether to make short term savings on not being penalized for late release, but lose a lot of customer base because of the buggy product, or bite a bullet in the short term, but retain (and/or increase) the customer base in the future with good product. Honestly, I do believe that Mandrake 9.1 will be a great product. It just needs polishing and if it hits shelves in this half-baked state as it is now, it could do more harm to Mandrake than good. Well, I am not envious of the Mandrake CEO's job now :-( Jan -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE+ZzQun11XseNj94gRAvB1AKCyfOMMf6Z5gSlv6gPS66XrgdXSDQCfSKpf 9vTjRT5IbmYHLsL97Ik7lvs= =RVQz -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
