Re: Linux 2.4 before 2001?

[Alan Cox]

> This brings up a point:  Why do developers of the kernel, or any
> other software project for that matter - give bunk projected
> release dates at all?  It introduces the "vaporware" concept, and
> makes things look bad.  In reality, there are so many people
> working on the kernel, that at any point, some major cool new
> feature, patch, speedup, or whatnot can happen, and often does,
> and this often pushes the stabilization and release back a month
> or more.

Its a target. If you dont have a target you never finish. If you do have a
target you miss it sometimes. The good thing is we are missing by a smaller
margin each time.

Alan