[arch-general] arch release schedule

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Aaron Griffin wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 2:27 AM, Fredrik Eriksson
> <fredrik.eriksson at gigabit.nu> wrote:
>   
>>> Dieter Plaetinck schrieb:
>>>       
>>>> Hi all,
>>>> Any estimation when the next arch release will be?  Or will it be
>>>> announced on this mailing list a few days before? that would be good
>>>> enough too.
>>>>
>>>> The reason I'm asking is AIF has again undergone many changes.  I could
>>>> start working now on a usable, reasonably stable alpha release without
>>>> lvm/dm_crypt support,
>>>> or if there's more time I can try to stabilize those features as well.
>>>>
>>>> Like Aaron said, it would be nice to have aif as an alternative,
>>>> experimental installer on the installcd, I would like to synchronize my
>>>> schedule a bit with the next release.
>>>>         
>>> phrakture wanted to do some work on the ISO scripts, I guess we release
>>> after that. The problem with AIF is that we need to get people to
>>> actually test it before we release!
>>>
>>> If we offer it as an alternative to the old installer and say it's
>>> experimental, it'd be no problem, but we probably won't get many testers.
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>> Would be nice anyway to get it on the installer ISO. IMHO there will be
>> even less testers if they'd have to muck about just to get ahold of it.
>> Adding it as an alternative atleast gives you some sort of testing (even
>> thou most probably won't report bugs or "features").
>>     
>
> Right, that's what I was thinking - put it on there anyway because
> it's just about the only way to get people to test it. I doubt people
> will make vmware images just to test another installer.
>
>   

Actually, that's the main thing i use virtual machines for...
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