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List:       debian-devel
Subject:    Re: [PROPOSAL] Debian Release Plan
From:       neroden () twcny ! rr ! com (Nathanael Nerode)
Date:       2003-08-02 3:51:10
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Matt Zimmerman said:
> I  do not think  that version  number milestones  are important  for a
> release.   I   think  that  having   a  well-integrated,  high-quality
> distribution is  important for  a release, and  this is not  so easily
> monitored.

Releasing with KDE 2.2, GNOME 1, and a default of GCC 2.95 would be just 
plain pathetic.  So sometimes, version number milestones *are* important 
for a release.  Admittedly, most of the time they are not such a big 
deal.

I guess what really matters here is having versions which aren't 
ludicrously out of date.  Specifically, if something was released 
upstream over a year ago, and Debian releases with an even *older*
version (without good reason), that's not good at all.

-- 
Nathanael Nerode  <neroden at gcc.gnu.org>
http://home.twcny.rr.com/nerode/neroden/fdl.html


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