"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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Member since:2005-07-06
but my point is that if you cant keep to a release schedule it becomes quite pointless.
Who hasn't postponed a release for a valid reason,just name one.
It's not that we badly need FC6 because FC5 is so much f8cked up.A release shedule is more than a time shedule alone.
Member since:2005-07-07
I know (i submitted this item), but my point is that if you cant keep to a release schedule it becomes quite pointless.
There is a big diff between viable and not viable reasons. Bugs in distro and enforced release with them would be the same as forcing plane without one wing (think like: maintenance crew screwed up their timing) just to keep its flying schedule. I bet you would board that plane with your thinking. Same goes with distro. When released version has more bugs, less people install it. Just remember how much bad press got fedora for their release bug with kernel and proprietary drivers.
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2006-03-19
The delay isn't very long, and it was made for good reasons. Better this way than getting more of those ext3 corrupted reports.