--On Thu, Oct 15, 1998 1:12 pm +0200 "Christian Meder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > * if there's a stabilized snapshot newbies will get (hopefully) a >> > softer introduction in the wonders of the Linux-Sparc/Powerpc/Arm/... >> world >> >> >> I see your argument. I'm worried that we might be perceived as giving the >> message that debian-sparc is ready for primetime, which, alas, it is not.. > > Right. I would like to see a freeze on Sparc the result of which we should > call _development_ snapshot instead of release to distinguish them. > > Remember the article of Alan Cox recently on slashdot. > > * Release early to get other people jump on the wagon. > > The ports tend to drag along because newbies don't know where to start.
If we call it something like a 'developer' release, or an 'early-access' release, then it sounds like a great idea, yes... as long as people don't get the impression that it is a full 2.1 release. Jules /----------------+-------------------------------+---------------------\ | Jelibean aka | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | 6 Evelyn Rd | | Jules aka | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Richmond, Surrey | | Julian Bean | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | TW9 2TF *UK* | +----------------+-------------------------------+---------------------+ | War doesn't demonstrate who's right... just who's left. | | When privacy is outlawed... only the outlaws have privacy. | \----------------------------------------------------------------------/
