>>>>> "B" == Bruce Perens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
This sounds good. B> Well, that's the way it's going to work, I think. There's no reason B> to not move packages from "unstable" to "stable" when they have B> been proven, once our ELF conversion is finished. But that is a B> better way to work for people who get the packages over the net B> than for people who get CDs. For the CD crowd, it's very convenient B> to have release numbers and a somewhat more extended B> beta-test. When you make a release, you get to make press releases B> and comp.os.linux announcements and generally plaster your name in B> front of the public and manufacture excitement, and that's good B> too. And finally, I'm planning a plug-and-play version (a B> pre-installed system on CD) as Red Hat and Yggdrasil have done, and B> release numbers are nice for that. -- Rob
