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Mark Shuttleworth Proposes Delaying next Ubuntu

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the waiting-on-the-duck dept.

Beuno writes "Mark Shuttleworth has proposed on the ubuntu-art mailing list to postpone the 'Dapper Drake' release by 6 weeks. He lays out the reasons pretty clearly: the delay should make the release a more user-friendly distro. He has also called up a community meeting in April 14th on IRC for community input. Is it really worth delaying the release for more then a month just to polish it out a little bit?" Commentary on this also available from the Tectonic site.

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  1. Re:User friendly? by LeonGeeste · · Score: 1, Troll

    Are you a programmer?

    In that I write computer programs, yes. I'm also an engineer. A real engineer, not a "software engineer".

    You're clearly not one that understands bootloaders. How do you recover from every possible error in only 512 bytes?

    You toss control back to whatever would otherwise load when it fails. Now, self-proclaimed programmer, let me turn this back around: wouldn't you agree that programs with more catastrophic results upon failure deserve more testing?

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    Rank my idea: http://www.sinceslicedbread.com/node/531
  2. Strict schedules suck. Example: Microsoft Tuesday by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Enough said.

    Polish away guys. Keep up the great work!

  3. I won't be able to make it. by dotgain · · Score: 0, Troll

    ...because it's Steak & BJ Day. Wouldn't miss that for the world.

  4. Re:Question? Answer. by The+Notorious+ASP · · Score: 0, Troll

    spies.