On Wed, Jan 24, 2001 at 04:53:02PM +0100, Bart Lateur ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> On Wed, 24 Jan 2001 10:09:24 -0500, Chris Nandor wrote:
>
> >>With the MacPerl 5.6.0 (alpha) release on the horizon (the next days?
> >>:), we will see if there are any things that need to be changed or
> >>added.
> >
> >I plan a source release RSN. Hopefully this week.
>
> Not to be a spoilsport...
>
> I recently read several messages on the Perl6 mailing lists, as if 5.6.0
> wasn't really "ready for prime time". It was "realeased too early", and
> "not very stable". All text between quotes are just paraphrases, but you
> get the gist.
>
> Should "we" (er... not me, anyway ;-) really spend that much time on
> porting an unstable release? 5.6.1 is on its way.
5.6.1 is a maintenance release, though. It's not like one has to start
over on 5.6.1 after releasing 5.6.0; it's just a matter of porting the
patches.
Given that, the answer to "should we start now or later" is pretty
clear :-)
-Rich
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