Re: [Freedos-devel] FreeDOS 1.0 relase, was MS-DOS image

2006-08-19 Thread Alain M.
Michael Devore escreveu: Yeah, but if you release what is perceived by more than a few percentage of users as a failed install or operation, FreeDOS could require significant damage control. And give more credibility to a few vultures who will over-hype FD problems for their own purposes,

[Freedos-devel] FreeDOS 1.0 relase, was MS-DOS image

2006-08-18 Thread Michael Devore
At 01:08 PM 8/18/2006 -0500, you wrote: I feel it's important to get 1.0 out there to draw a line in the sand, that we're at least 1.0 quality. We can do what MS-DOS could do. Maybe we have a few bugs, but (and maybe this is a sad fact) what 1.0 software doesn't have bugs? People expect it. But

Re: [Freedos-devel] FreeDOS 1.0 relase, was MS-DOS image

2006-08-18 Thread Jim Hall
Michael Devore wrote: At 01:08 PM 8/18/2006 -0500, you wrote: I feel it's important to get 1.0 out there to draw a line in the sand, that we're at least 1.0 quality. We can do what MS-DOS could do. Maybe we have a few bugs, but (and maybe this is a sad fact) what 1.0 software doesn't have

Re: [Freedos-devel] FreeDOS 1.0 relase, was MS-DOS image

2006-08-18 Thread Michael Devore
At 02:01 PM 8/18/2006 -0500, Jim Hall wrote: Basically, what I'm asking for, and I can't believe I'm doing it, is for a bit more time to pass, keeping the release based on feedback levels and with an eye on a firm release date in a timely fashion. Your original announcement of a month

Re: [Freedos-devel] FreeDOS 1.0 relase, was MS-DOS image

2006-08-18 Thread Alain M.
Michael Devore escreveu: Personally? I want another week to clear my schedule of incoming (and hope there isn't a lot more) plus monitoring, and another week after that for follow-up. Currently I feel like I should get a release out the door today, and frankly I'd like more time than

Re: [Freedos-devel] FreeDOS 1.0 relase, was MS-DOS image

2006-08-18 Thread Gregory Pietsch
Alain M. wrote: Michael Devore escreveu: Personally? I want another week to clear my schedule of incoming (and hope there isn't a lot more) plus monitoring, and another week after that for follow-up. Currently I feel like I should get a release out the door today, and frankly I'd

Re: [Freedos-devel] FreeDOS 1.0 relase, was MS-DOS image

2006-08-18 Thread Michael Devore
At 09:00 PM 8/18/2006 -0400, Gregory Pietsch wrote: Alain M. wrote: May I offer a suggestion: we can have FreeDOS 1.0 alfa FreeDOS 1.0 beta 1 FreeDOS 1.0 beta 2 That would keep the schedule *and* allow time to test... Boy, it seems like 1.0 is a perfection that no one can achieve