Mike:
I think the Win4Lin users understand that you can't commit to an exact date,
but a ballpark would be nice, like "We hope to release a new beta version in
about a month give or take a couple weeks." I've been writing software for
over 20 years and have been a Linux user since the early .99 kernel days,
so I do understand what's involved.
It's hard for us to understand what the delays are when 2.4 has been in
final testing for months. The 2.4 prereleases should have given Netraverse
plenty of time to update win4lin to be compatible with the changes in 2.4.
>From the sounds of things (please correct me if I'm wrong) Netraverse hasn't
even started working with 2.4 yet.
It shakes user confidence in your product when it sounds like Netraverse
burried their heads in the sand in regards to 2.4. Things are no different
in the Windows world. MS releases versions of Windows well ahead of time
for software developers to have time to update their software to be compatible.
We users only have a tiny pinhole view of whats happening inside your company.
>From other comments I read on this mailing list, it sounds like most users
would really appreciate it if Netraverse was a little more open with
information about upcomming releases.
Thanks for your time.
- Walter Reed
On Thu, Jan 11, 2001 at 05:19:12PM -0500, Mike Badger wrote:
> The current word is as follows; The development staff has recently met
> and they went through the process of
> defining and redefining their priorities. Kernel development is a high
> priority, specifically 2.4. We hope to have it available as soon as
> humanly possible. The timeframe for release is TBD.
>
> The reason you don't hear anyone from NeTraverse talking about timelines
> is because we don't have a timeline we can comfortably commit to at this
> time. It is not because we don't want to talk about it or we're hiding
> from the issues. Of course we could make up answers, but that wouldn't
> do anyone any good either.
>
> When we have something available, we'll be sure to let everyone know
> (via this list, our website and support). And in the meantime, please
> remember, any silence you hear on the issue does not mean neglect on
> NeTraverse's part.
>
> Thank you,
> Mike Badger
> NeTraverse
>
>
> texstar wrote:
> >
> > Looking for Kernel Patches for 2.4.0.
> > Any word from Netraverse?
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