Re: *** The Upcoming Release of Hamm ***
Brian White writes ("*** The Upcoming Release of Hamm ***"):
> There seems to be a lot of speculation about the upcoming release of Hamm.
> The date "April 20th" seems to be the favorite date that is getting passed
> around.
>
> I can guarantee everyone right now that no release will be made at that
> time.
Good. As you say, we are not ready.
...
> I'm feeling sick and am very busy, so I'm going to be blunt here... Lively
> discussions about whether this is good or bad and the things that can be done
> about it are largely pointless. More discussion is not going to get it out
> the door sooner. The only thing that is _really_ going to help is to roll
> up your seleves and get down & dirty. We need backbones -- not jawbones
> or wishbones.
Brian is absolutely right.
> So, when will Hamm be released? You decide. It's up to the devolpers
> to set the date by fixing the problems that are currently holding up
> the release. As soon as the last release-necessary bug gets closed or
> downgraded, we'll probably be ready to ship.
Can I propose the following ? When we get into this state we announce
an `early beta' and delay the release for at least a further two weeks
to see if any more release-necessary bugs arise, or if there is
discussion about the status of a bug.
Ian.
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