On Mon, Mar 13, 2000 at 11:50:47AM +0000, Paul M Sargent wrote: > On a side note. I'm really not sure that this 'release' stuff works > on debian. Coordinating the development cycles of an infinite number > of packages is impossible. What I would like to see is an unstable > tree where all development is done. As packages reach maturity they > 'graduate' to the stable tree. A snapshot of stable tree at any time > works. The unstable tree just becomes a place for developers to share > packages. > > The key point is a continually evolving release. As has been said > before, Debian isn't commercial. It doesn't have to behave like it is > with releases.
well said! and you make an important point that most people overlook - that the whole commercial product style release cycle may not be thet best way for debian releases to be made. craig -- craig sanders
