Linux-kernel mailing list archive 2000-01,: Re: Linux 2.4 before 2001?

# Re: Linux 2.4 before 2001?

Peter Svensson (petersv@psv.nu)
Wed, 5 Jan 2000 12:22:01 +0100 (CET)

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On Wed, 5 Jan 2000, Mike A. Harris wrote:

> >The main reason comercial companies dont announce projected release dates
> >is to not hurt sales of the older release. For this very reason I like the
>
> That is one reason that they do it I suppose, but also to not
> have vaporware products give them a bad image.

That really doesn't amount to much, trust me. Usually one uses
preannouncing as a way to block competitors. The bad-image phenomenon is
usually discarded by most pr-people.

> The kernel is a different cookie though. I don't see how
> projected release dates help one usefully choose a technology
> with which to go with if the release dates are consistently
> pushed ahead and delayed.
>
> In order for release dates to be remotely useful for any purpose,
> they need to be fairly accurate within a small time frame

No, not really. They are goals and are useful as such. Those of us using
linux at work in larger installations really appreceiate any help we can
get planning the future. We use the goal-dates as a sort of minimum
time frame. "The new kernel will probably not be in a stable release
before xxxx-xx-xx".

Peter

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