Subject: Re: Logo,RPMs,Version
From: Steve Freitas (sflist@ihonk.com)
Date: Tue Aug 01 2000 - 21:05:16 EDT
>My suggestion is that we post all logos which come in (I think I saw
>at least three of them in the works) and then just have a vote on the
>list.
I vote for this too.
>About RPM/Source;
>I just *love* RPMs.
Yes. If we can create RPMs which include the features people want (e.g.
rand*num, DHX, proper alias line for /etc/conf.modules in RH6.2, etc.),
we'll remove an immense amount of pain for users.
>I think the testing of new releases can be made more efficient by
>offering RPMs. Not everybody has the time to do recompiles for every
>new version, and I think we need as many testers as we can find.
I agree with this. Unless someone can show me line-by-line *for my
distro* how to compile the thing with all the arcane Makefile mods and
switches, it's way too much work for a non-expert like me.
>About versions;
>What about using the Linux numbering scheme, with odd numbers as devel
>branches, and even as stable branches? Next stable would be 1.4 or 1.6
Hmm. I guess how valuable that is is in direct proportion to the amount
of people who understand that numbering scheme. The only downside is that
it reduces the number of inter-major releases (e.g. 1.0 to 2.0) to 5
rather than 10, but I suppose that's bearable. I'll abstain on this one.
Steve Freitas
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