[CLUG] Mandrake 8.1 beta 2 is out

[Oleg Rasskazov]

Hi all,

But is case of open source development of the most of the software is done 
not by the company that makes distribution, but by the independant groups of 
people. Thus the only thing that you are really testing for bugs is the set 
of scripts that assists the installation process. But when you have hundreds 
of distros, beta testing of same type of scripts but from different vendors 
just distracts people from testing real programs - like KDE. The point here 
is that amount of code, related to installation of the disro is far less than 
amount of  code for different applications and probably can be tested in the 
other way.

Anyway with frequent releases of betas most of the people just have no time 
renew their installation

Regards, Oleg  


On Thursday 30 August 2001 15:50, you wrote:
> Well in that case, anybody who wants Mandrake 8.1 beta 1 OR 2 on Saturday,
> in Cork, let me know.  Terms as in previous mail.  I'm off to download Beta
> 2. Did I mention I have an E1 at my disposal?  ;)
>
> Oleg, the point of betas is to test the software so that HOPEFULLY the
> final release is bug-free, or as close as possible.
>
> Regards,
>
> Ruairi
>
> Oleg Rasskazov [29/08/01 18:13 -0400]:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Following the discussion about features of Mandrake 8.1 beta 1: I just
> > saw on the lwn.net/daily that Mandrake 8.1 beta 2 is out now.
> >
> > >From some point of view it is good to know that everything is rapidly
> >
> > progressing, but who good is it for ordinary user? I doubt that
> > reinstallation of the distro every 2 or 3 weeks increases the popularity
> > of LINUX. And as for more advanced people - they should be able to
> > compile new packages they WANT/NEED from source. So what is the point of
> > having all those betas?
> >
> > Oleg Rasskazov
> > oll at phys.ucc.ie
> >
> >
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