From: Mark Holden (markh@ghost.stcloud.msus.edu)
Date: 06/29/92


From: markh@ghost.stcloud.msus.edu (Mark Holden)
Subject: Re: CD-ROM distribution!  (And a modem question @
Date: 29 Jun 1992 16:37:43 GMT

In article <7vwl8rg.mrs@netcom.com>, mrs@netcom.com (Morgan Schweers) writes:
|> It's my guess that a really stable release (as in, fully workable) is
|> *REALLY* close. I'd recommend that they find a .98 release which is rock
|> stable, let it be tested for a nice long while, then release it as 1.00.

        I agree. The way I see it, is that *nothing* should change from the
last 0.0x.plx release to 1.00. That way we have a system that works, with less
chance of new bugs popping in. This also entails (to me anyhow) a standardized
set of libraries, static and shared. Heheh, I think my Linux machine has
crashed less than my $1500 Mach386 package... But then I'm probably easier on
the Linux...
 
|> someone should even write a small history of Linux! (Hey Linus, wanna
|> become published? Write a book about your experiences putting Linux
|> out the door! You could compete with AST!) (I find it really neat

        This is actually a very good idea. If the Berkeley CSRG can do it,
why not Linus? I'm perfectly serious when I say this. Of course, Linus may
not feel inclined to devote the effort to writinng the book, but I think it
would have an audience. (I know that I for one found the short history of
Linux he wrote up a while back to be very interesting)

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