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Stefano Peluchetti wrote: |
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> Thomas T. Veldhouse wrote: |
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> > People are looking for a general idea of a release schedule. I can not |
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> > blame them for asking and I can not blame them for being frustrated when |
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> > they don't get an answer, even if it is a ballpark figure. |
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> I am 100% of your opinion. |
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> If you search in the forums you will see that also A LOT of gentoo users |
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> thinks the same. |
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whoa right there. a lot of people are on crack, too. especially where |
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concerns a bunch wondering when someone is going to hurry up and give |
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them something for free. |
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enough software in this world is tossed over the fence according to a |
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schedule. i don't need any more software that was developed to a |
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schedule. i've got enought of that at work. i need software that is |
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actually ready when it is ready, whenever that is. i'm glad there is |
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some. eye on the ball, not some bean counter's stopwatch. |
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i don't know how realistic it is, but it seems to be expected to have a |
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schedule for software if someone is paying for the development. and that |
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causes an awful lot of crappy software to get developed. not to mention, |
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missed schedules anyway. a pmi study showed only 27% of software |
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projects meet schedule (up from 19% a decade ago). so much for software |
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schedules. what works for highway construction doesn't have much to do |
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with software. |
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a ballpark figure has been given more than once, and missed more than |
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once. i say, enough. it's plain to see there is no point in such straw |
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men, especially in free, volunteer, community efforts. obviously it will |
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be ready when it's ready. and only when it's ready should i want it. -i |
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wouldn't have it any other way!- in certain circumstances i would expect |
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to hear, "are we there yet?" from the backseat. this is not one of them. |
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> In fact the status of the development is covered by an incredible mistery... |
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that is so untrue. bugs.gentoo.org. it's completely transparent. |
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regards, |
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chris calloway |