Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (1786 mails)

[Per Jessen <per@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dennis Gallien wrote:

> But no matter what the resources or processes, nor how long the
> schedule, there will always be issues with any new major release. 

Perhaps, but openSUSE 12.1 is not a major release.  We don't have any
such major/minor planning, 12.1 is a largely arbitrary number. 

> My frame of reference is having worked in both the lab and as a field
> engineer at one of the largest hardware manufacturers (who btw write
> much more sw than MS).  It was our policy to discourage customers from
> immediately upgrading to a new release unless it contained a feature
> or fix which was truly imperative to their business.  This policy was
> the same at our major competitors. Sometimes we preferred to backport
> a patch (if feasible) rather than compel an upgrade. 

I completely understand your frame of reference, but it simply does not
apply here.  


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Per Jessen, Zürich (4.0°C)

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