Re: Update release management
On Sun, Apr 22, 2001 at 11:23:43AM +0100 , Michel Salim wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I apologise if this is considered off-topic - might be barking up the
> wrong tree in the wrong forest here - but bringing up an old issue here
> of release frequency, once the transition to using package pools and the
> new debian-installer is done, would it be reasonable to expect Debian
> releases more often - say, once every quarter like FreeBSD already does?
probably not. once a year should be "definitely", twice a year - hmm,
3/4 between releases - could try
> 2. This frequent release should allow Debian to generate more revenue
more what?
> 4. Inter-release update CDs could be issued ala Microsoft's Service
you volunteer?
> Packs with updated packages only - so it might depend on previous
> release CDs. Should be simple enough to automate, does not even need an
> installer.
Petr Cech
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