no ... *really* ... any ETA for updated beta?

[Bill Rugolsky Jr.]

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