[rhelv6-list] 6.4 anyone?

[Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (Santiago) discussion mailing-list]

On 02/21/2013 09:51 AM, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (Santiago) discussion 
mailing-list wrote:
> Cale:
>> To take it one step further, I would like to see an announcement go
>> out on the lists a week in advance so that we know it is coming...
>
> While entirely agreeing with this point, I would note that historical
> practice by Redhat regarding point releases is fairly predictable:
>
> * beta periods last 2 months
> * releases happen on Thursdays
>
> I was _expecting_ to see 6.4 today.

DISCLAIMER: I work for Red Hat, but I am NOT in a business unit which 
releases updates, so this is NOT to be interpreted as official Red Hat 
policy! It's based on about seven and a half years of experience here.

Having said that: What you said is *not* a reliable indicator of future 
behavior. It could very well change.

We release updates when they're ready, not according to an arbitrary 
date on a calendar. IMHO, the frustration of unpredictable release dates 
is FAR outweighed by the frustration of a busted update. If you start 
engineering to dates, rather than to quality control, you're MUCH more 
likely to cause problems for customers. We really, really don't want to 
rush something out to make a date, only to have something half-baked 
take down customer systems. We release when it's ready.

Make sense?
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