[rfc] six-month stable release cycles

[John Arbash Meinel]

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> That's the opposite of what I was trying to say. I didn't ask for
> Installers on the same day as the source release - although it would
> be nice. I wanted to say that for the bzr team to be confident in
> running code now and for the next 6 months surely thay want a degree
> of confidence that the core system has been QA'd to ensure it can be
> turned into an Installer. Finding a few days later that a tweak to the
> core is needed to produce something.0.1 just for Installer users seems
> to devalue the reputation you were aiming to build for the six-month
> stable release cycle.
> 
>  David
> 
> 

We have at least 1 week of RC w/ an rc installer before the final build
is made. I've certainly gotten some feedback during that time. And even
though we don't have the full week from installer before -final is
released, it is usually the same lag for building installers.

John
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