Re: XFree86-3.3.3 is really not in slink?
On Tue, 1 Dec 1998, Tyson Dowd wrote:
> I can tell you from experience that sales of Debian 2.0 started
> dropping off as soon as Debian 2.1 was announced as frozen on slashdot.
> Announcing a product months before it is released tends to do that.
> (It also gives Debian a reputation for vapourware).
> If everyone knows not to bother with 2.1 because 2.1.1 is just around
> the corner, well that will kill sales too.
In which case should we announce freezes at all?
Matthew
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