Bill Lee wrote: > Mama Cass wrote: > >> In netscape.public.mozilla.general the people heard Bill Lee say >> these wise words: >> >>> I've noticed with each new milestone it's two steps forward and one >>> (or two) steps back (with several new breakages). I guess this is >>> to be expected, but one would wonder this late in the game? >>> >> >> This is because they are not designing using a Quality Asurance >> approach - one that ensures EACH and EVERY stage is done correctly >> and without errors or bugs. >> >> A bug-fix should not cause breakages! >> >> >> Mama Cass >> > Well, my guess is that the Moz crew are under no such constraints.... > Problably, once the Netscape crew gets their build, that's when the QA > and QC happen.... Netscape can't affort to have a 'release' that > breaks previous features.. Moz is under no obligation to please > anyone but themselves at this stage. > > bl > Listen up: ONE POINT O. Mozilla needs to produce good builds, but up until 1.0 there are no guarantees. It's a long hard road to 1.0, and since 0.9.4 it's been about adding new features, perf, and stabilization. And as always, your mileage may vary.
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