hi everybody According to the latest [1] Microsoft announcement, Vista will be released in Jan 2007; according to our schedule [2], Etch may be released in Dec 2006.
If we accomplish it, it will be a great feat: Debian will (possibly) show it is able to relase two versions of its distribution since Jul 2002 (= woody release); whereas Microsoft seems unable to release its own O.S. (even though XP has been out since Dec 2001, if I recall correctly). Yes guys, it means we (Debian + Open/Free SW community) manage to release ~ 9GB of binary precompiled integrated software , times ~ 10 binary architectures , (maybe) twice , and for free ... .... while in roughly the same time frame .... .... Microsoft is unable to release Vista, and Office [3] as well; that is AFAIK less than 1GB of binary code. Amazing. Is somebody out there doubting that Free/Open Software will eventually lead? I hope we do manage to release in Dec 2005 (and I thank people who work hard to this end). a. [1] http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060321-6433.html [2] http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2005/12/msg00013.html http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2005/10/msg00004.html [3] http://www.eweek.com/category2/0,1874,1840947,00.asp
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