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Subject: Re: ANNOUNCE: Heading for KDE 1.1.2 release (Week 12)
From: Stephan Kulow <coolo () caldera ! de>
Date: 1999-08-12 15:19:07
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Harri Porten wrote:
>
> Just a thought for future release plans:
>
> > Welcome to week 12 of our release journey.
> >
> > Status:
> >
> > 1. Start of release Week 1
> >
> > 2. Application Freeze 4
> >
> > 3. Translations 6+x
> > ==>
> > 4. Source release 8+x
> >
> > 5. Final release 9+x
> >
> > Current estimate: x = 7 weeks
>
> How about doing it the NASA way ? They have their exact countdown plan
> but it's not necessarily in real time. Meaning: the clock is/can be
> halted at certain points allowing for buffers in case something makes
> problems. "10 minutes to go" could therefore really mean 20 minutes
> left.
>
> We wouldn't need to plan those breaks but instead of saying "We are in
> week 12" we would be in week 7 (as the arrow indicates). The +x could be
> dropped. Counting backwards would be another option. The statement "2
> weeks to go" may be more meaningful for some doing the "math" 9-7 after
> looking at the plan.
>
Well, it's 9+7-12 = 4 weeks to go :)
Greetings, Stephan
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