On Thu, Aug 28, 2003 at 09:46:23AM -0400, Mike A. Harris wrote:
Thus proves the rationality of the previous policy of not
pre-announcing release dates.
...
The problem is that the future can never be predicted, and so it
is totally impossible to give a release date for something that
is 100% accurate. And when a date _is_ given, and that date can
not be met, it is equally impossible to estimate how much longer
it will be until a given project does get released.
Bravo.
I'd add one point, which is that it is usually possible to assert
the negative with much greater certainty; something like "since we
plan another beta cycle, RHL will *not* be released before 1 October".
That allows a rational person to decide "OK, let's get on with installing
RHL 9 now, but plan for the changes in the RHL 10 beta."
The whiners will continue to whine, but that will never change.
Regards,
Bill Rugolsky