As I remember, it takes the same amount to get to 90% done as the time it takes to do the last 10%.
In other words, 90% done means we're half way there... :-) Ed Leafe wrote: > On Apr 13, 2007, at 9:55 AM, Ted Roche wrote: > > >> I was surprised to see the number of Open Source packages at the >> zero-point-something level. It's a remarkable bit of honesty that the >> package is not yet fully debugged, or needs more features, or needs >> additional work before it's done. Wine is probably one of the more >> extreme cases, hanging in the 0.9x region for years. But there's a lot >> of truth in that. >> > > That brings up a point I've been discussing elsewhere. In your mind > (and others on the list, natch), does 0.9 imply "almost ready" or > "just before 1.0 is released"? Or does it mean that "this is the > ninth point release, and there could be dozens or hundreds more such > point releases before we even *think* about a 1.0 release" - e.g: > 0.9, 0.10, 0.11, ... 0.232, 0.233... > > -- Ed Leafe > -- http://leafe.com > -- http://dabodev.com > > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
