On Wednesday 25 Dec 2002 4:51 am, Carroll Grigsby wrote: > On Monday 23 December 2002 06:11 pm, civileme wrote: > > I have some good news and some urgent news > > > > 1. I will be returning to the lists. I will have an email address that > > can handle list level traffic. > > > > 2. All of you are desperately needed to complete the push to get > > Mandrakesoft on a self-sustaining level. > > > >>> snip > > > > But now the break-even point, in the worst-case scenario, is in sight > > and in a few months. The short term still requires more cash than they > > have now, to get out that next release. > > > >>> snip > > > > Still loyal to MandrakeLinux, > > > > Civileme > > Civileme: > This is really great news. Now, if Santa leaves a bright red Ferrari in the > drive tonight, this will be the second best Christmas ever. (None of your > business about #1.) > > Question: Where is it written that Mandrake has to turn out a new release > every six months? "We've always done it that way" and "Everyone else does > it that way" are not acceptable responses. There was some talk this summer > about extending the release interval and, IIRC, the response was largely > favorable. As a boss of mine once said, "Right now we have to deal with the > alligators that are biting us in the ass; we'll get back to draining the > swamp later."
Love that one! > An added benefit to a longer development cycle is that it > would encourage more users to participate in beta testing. Particularly since comments have been made about the speed of new betas making it difficult to keep abreast. Anne
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