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Re: Modest proposal for successful releases

I can't believe I'm getting involved in this again...


What I would suggest, for a 3 month release schedule is the following:

Month 0:  ("frozen" period of previous release)
 - decisions about what features are to go into the following release
 - anything not finished for the previous release can be started

Month 1:  
 - free-for-all:  any and all upgrades/new-packages/development/etc.                                             

Month 2:
 - internal "developer" testing:  small upgrades, new non-essential
   packages, minor policy changes
 - big packages (X, Passwd, Tex, dpkg & friends, etc) are to have no
   major changes/releases
 - base disks being worked on

Month 3:  "frozen"
 - external "user" testing:  bug fixes only!  no new code!
 - base disks done and undergoing necessary updates/fixes

Release:
 - a nice, stable system with 2 months of testing behind it.


To me, the primary goal behind "stable" is stability.  Period.  Cutting
edge, latest packages, new features, etc. are all secondary.  If those
are your primary concern, then you should be using the "unstable" tree.

                                          Brian
                                 ( bcwhite@verisim.com )
                                             
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