On Tue, 24 Dec 2002 23:51:22 -0500 Carroll Grigsby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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." > An added benefit to a longer development cycle is that it would encourage > more users to participate in beta testing. > It's my understanding that Mandrakesoft was under contract (with McMillan?) to produce a new release every six months (regardless of stability). I don't know if that is one of the contracts that the new capital increase refers to or if it's already expired. I do know that there has been talk of it on this list and the Club boards a while back and the general consensus was to slow down the release cycle, assuming they could get out of the contract. Joeb
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