Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Linux 2.4 before 2001? | Date | Wed, 5 Jan 2000 15:24:13 +0000 (GMT) | From | Alan Cox <> |
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> 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
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