[3559] in Release_7.7_team
More thought about 1.1 vs 1.0.1
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Bill Cattey)
Thu Oct 10 16:55:11 2002
From: Bill Cattey <wdc@MIT.EDU>
To: release-team@MIT.EDU
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Date: 10 Oct 2002 16:51:53 -0400
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Having not thought about the question of 1.1 vs 1.0.1 for a while, I
went to mozilla.org to search for Mozilla binaries in case I'd luck out
and find some that others had not found.
I looked for distributions, and I reviewed the Mozilla road map.
I think I understand where Mozilla is positioning itself, and I'm coming
to believe that it might be a LESS good idea to jump into 1.1. Here's
why:
Every download page whether it be for 1.0, 1.0.1, 1.1, or 1.2 contains
the disclaimer, "We make binary versions of Mozilla 1.0.1 available for
testing purposes only!"
I'm finally making an interpretation of this warning that the ONLY
binaries we can expect to see on Mozilla.org are ones where the
developer community considers crucial for testing new functionality.
Binaries intended for end-user use, are expected to come from third
parties like Netscape and Sun! This means that we can expect to see NO
binaries for 1.x.1 releases. If we make this interpretation, it neatly
explains why we only see 1.1 binaries, and why, instead of seeing 1.1.1,
we saw 1.2 alpha.
I think going to 1.1 is a LESS good idea because, if we're expecting to
see bugfix updates to 1.1, we WONT. We'll have put ourselves onto the
FEATURE track rather than the STABLE track.
I fear that the most logical thing to do is to build Mozilla 1.0.1
ourselves. This will enable us to keep in sync with the STABLE track,
rather than hitching ourselves to the FEATURE track.
-wdc
