Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sat 7th Oct 2006 18:12 UTC, submitted by maxx_730
"We regret to announce a slip of the Fedora Core 6 release schedule. A few issues are still present that we would like to see fixed before we release: a possible ext3 corruption bug; package ordering issues on multilib platforms (x86_64, ppc64); SELinux issue with updating kernels on ppc platforms; and iSCSI based installations are not functional. There are obviously other issues and bugs still open, but these are the ones that are really 'blocking' the release. To give enough time to fix these issues, we've extended the release date 6 days to Tuesday, Oct 17th. Freezes are still in place (even more so now)."
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2006-07-08
Fedora has a "three test release" policy, yet they put out a fourth one about a week ago (though it did not bear the "Test 4" moniker, that is exacly what it was). So this is really no surprise, but is it a bad thing? FC5 was delayed and it also went "final" with a few problems about (correct me if I am wrong) video drivers and the kernel. Of course, the problem was fixed in a matter of days, and a simple upgrade with Pup fixed all of that. Deadlines are a constant problem for any software maker (do you ship flawed software on time, or do you ship a quality product at a later date), and there seems to be no answer that pleases everybody. I don't mind delays that much, just as long as they don't go on for more than a few years.