Re: Testing CD images (was Re: ITP seahorse)
On Wed, May 24, 2000 at 02:48:45PM +0200, J.A. Bezemer wrote:
> > That way you don't solve the mirroring problem. We will still not have
> > official CDs until a few days after the release -- possibly a lot longer,
> > since the mirror network will be under heavy strain while everybody
> > updates. This was a problem with (at least) the slink release.
>
> That's an important point, and I'm glad you realize it. However, the way you
> respond indicates (or at least seems to) that you still think that Debian is
> all about FTP, and that we should release whenever FTP is ready. I think this
> is no longer the case. IMHO, we should release whenever _CD images_ are ready.
No, I want CD images to be ready when we decide to release. That's the
whole POINT. I also want to release EXACTLY what we tested, not an
image built after the testing phase finished.
Richard Braakman
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