Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-project (207 mails)

[Jim Henderson <hendersj@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 07 May 2009 08:13:29 +1000, Mark V wrote:

> > Problem is that end dates can change as development on the next release
> > progresses.  Wasn't there recently a shift from a 6 month development
> > cycle to an 8 month development cycle?
> No problem.  During development the release name can be used and only
> tagged with an EOL date during the release candidate phase (for example)
> - assuming you are correct in saying that the EOL date is as fluid
> during the dev cycle as  you suggest it is.

My experience (not in OSS but in closed-source development) is that the 
cycles can and do vary.

That's why a product like NetWare has an EOL that's 15 years in the 
future (was at one point for current releases).

> > Suppose in 2 years it's decided to go to a 10-month development cycle?
> > That shifts the end dates for the ones that are already out there.
> What!  Now I am worried, is it really the case that the openSUSE
> end-of-life date changes once the 'final' is released?  This seems nuts
> to me so would appreciate some unambiguous clarification.....

Bear in mind that I'm speaking from the perspective of working at a 
software company where EOL dates typically are dependent on the next 
product release.

> > It seems to me that it's a better idea to go with something that isn't
> > able to change rather than something that may.
> Thanks for brining this to my attention. I had no idea that the EOL date
> could change once the final release was made.

Now you're just being facetious. ;-)

Jim

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