Re: Gnome 2.12

["Paul Smith" <psmith@nortel.com>]

%% Dave Loftis <dave.loftis@gmail.com> writes:

  dl> I have to admit, this is the answer I mostly expected, the "it's
  dl> ready when it's ready."  It seems to me typical of linux culture,
  dl> and for all the talk about bringing new users to linux and how
  dl> FOSS is really great and better than proprietary software, It
  dl> doesn't help our cause.

I'm not trying to be argumentative; I'm truly asking this: what would
you like to hear instead?

The answer may be frustrating, but it's honest!  The reality is, no one
is getting paid for this; there's no way to know when it will be
available; any timeframe given has a very small likelihood of being
accurate.

Some larger community projects like Gnome, which are at least subsidized
by corporate backers, can provide more accurate and stable release
estimates.  But, that's not Debian.

What can people say when asked "when?" that would satisfy users, if the
real answer is "we have no earthly idea!"?


I do agree with you, though, that it would be nice if there were more
organized and visible information about the current state of Gnome (both
2.10 and newer versions) in Debian, and instructions for people who
aren't DD's and/or don't code but would like to be involved and help
out.

Cheers!

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