Gerry Doris wrote:
On Wed, 23 Aug 2000, Michael Hasenstein wrote:
I also don't see more bugfixes than their should be or than anyone else - esp. the company you name - has after a release.
Hmmm, that a look at the release dates of the updates. Many of the 6.4 packages were broken right out of the box and had to be fixed immediately. If memory serves even Netscape was broken and needed an immediate fix.
It's not the number of fixes that have been released so much as the number that were needed to get 6.4 operational right out of the box that bothered me. That's why I believe SuSE needs to take a closer look at your QC.
Actually, when the product hits the shelves it's been around a while, so updates are not as immediate as they appear. Freeze and CD production is much earlier...
As to why you released a product too early...well, I assume you should talk to your marketing department. They're usually the ones to blame for those antics.
Not really, the logistics are at least as important. You cannot go to the next corner shop to get that volume produced, you have to plan ahead for CD and book production. Anyway, I do agree package selection needs to be reviewed, and we've done just that now, independent of this discussion, I noticed, and the one package someone named as an example (seomthing with 'blade'?) was also named internally as a candidate for removal... problem is/was that focus was/is of course on the more commonly used packages. -- Michael Hasenstein http://www.suse.de/~mha/ SuSE Linux AG, Nuernberg (Germany) SuSE Inc., Oakland, California (US) -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq