2008/9/25 Ingo Weinhold <ingo_weinhold@xxxxxx>: > > On 2008-09-25 at 22:06:34 [+0200], Michael Phipps > <michael.phipps@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> Setting a release date is *not* a good idea. Think about all of the press >> that you will get. Slashdot, osnews, reddit, etc. Then, if it doesn't >> happen (for whatever reason...)? Yikes! I learned early on that "when it is >> done" is the best of all possible answers. > > +1 > > After all this is a volunteer project. Even if we could more or less > precisely estimate how many hours of work the remaining tasks would take, > it's virtually impossible for people to guarantee that they can invest a > certain amount of spare time. Real life would almost certainly interfere and > ruin all the beautiful plans. > > When all blocking issues are solved we can set a deadline, create a release > branch, and only make changes in it that resolve bugs or "polish" things. > +1 Regards, -- Salvatore Benedetto (a.k.a. emitrax) Student of Computer Engineer University of Pisa www.haiku-os.it