On Wed, Dec 24, 2008 at 2:16 AM, N B Day <nday@uno.edu> wrote:
If it isn't profitable or convenient to have a boxed release simultaneous with the general release, then why not do a box mid cycle or even late in the cycle incorporating all the updates and even a dvd or two with some of the main repositories?
Absolutely. To most people 2 or 3 months old, is pretty damn new. And during that time, there's going to be a lot of bugs fixed that the user would've inevitably ran into (or be swamped with updates .. which is a nightmare on a slow/dialup/pay-per-usage connection). And also, a lot of things need time to settle, guides/tutorial updated and software packaged. For instance, right now I'm unable to get the proprietary ATI drivers working in 11.1 -- but in a week or two, I'm sure it'll be well reported (and probably have it's own repository on ati.com) And some of the bugs, might even stop the user installing -- which leaves a terrible impression. The very first time I tried Ubuntu, my mouse completely didn't work. It wasn't a show stopper for me (I managed to update without use of the mouse) but it left a bad taste in my mouth, and I never went near it again, for at least a year. While it's fun to stay on the cutting edge, it's not what your typical end user needs/wants. (With the exception of some rare software or device support). Especially if we're only talking a few month delay. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-project+help@opensuse.org