Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-project (441 mails)

[Marcus Meissner <meissner@xxxxxxx>]

On Mon, Mar 09, 2009 at 05:07:16PM +0100, jdd wrote:
> Alberto Passalacqua a écrit :
>
> > > With smaller time, the changes are also smaller, so are the bugs.
> >
> > Not really true. With shorter release cycles, there is just less time to
> > test the release. What you're talking about is another problem: the
> > respect of deadlines to submit and add features.
>
> of course not. Changes add with time, and pretty fast
>
> > > The problem is elsewhere, for example the lifetime of a *boxed*
> > > edition have to be longer than 6 months. Using 8 month is choice, not
> > > obligation (and I don't say it's a bad choice)
> >
> > The boxed version is supported two years, not six months, so the problem
> > does not exist. Eight months is a good balance between releasing early
> > and trying to provide a good distribution. 
>
> nothing to do with what I said. I don't speak about support but about
> creation of new dvds.
>
> openSUSE can't have new dvd with updates because of the boxed set that
> can't be changed. With no box you can include all the fixes at any
> time. I speak of fixes for the current release, not of a new release.
>
> If there where not box, we could have now a 11.1.2 dvd. No other
> change needed. Exactly what you get with an install then 4/5 hours of
> dl right now, mostly for people without dl capacity, and convenience.

The box is just a paper cover.

The process of making high quality installable DVD media is still as
difficult without it.

Ciao, Marcus
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