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[David Kowis <dkowis AT shlrm.org>]

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Eric Sandall wrote:
> On Wed, 21 Sep 2005, David Kowis wrote:
>
>>> Do we really *need* LVM for 1.0? I don't know how difficult that'll be
>>> to implement, but it's not on there now. Also, the RAID stuff needs more
>>> work.  Other than that we'll probably make it :)
Or I could think a bit more before replying and realize that this is
nearly the end of September and not the beginning anymore ... :)
>
>
> LVM would be nice and, at the time the RoadMap was made, decided that
> we want it on our 1.0. LVM and RAID are becoming more popular for
> 'normal' installs (i.e. not just servers). What do others think? I'd
> like to have LVM and RAID working well for 1.0, but if that means
> another delay?
>
For some reason I didn't compute dates right in my head. October 13th is
only 4 weeks away, not however far off I thought it was.

We've not yet even released 0.9.5 as a stable release. And after
discussing with the team on IRC about it for a while, we feel that about
a month for stable ISO's to float around the community is probably a
good idea.

Right now, the plan is the following:
0.9.5: replace 0.9.3, get it out soon
0.9.6: add most small features delayed by 0.9.5 release
0.9.7: add RAID and LVM, use cast & resurrect
0.9.8: soak time, give some time to really polish the edges

Judging by the releases we'd like to get out, we really need about 4
more months or so. We don't know how difficult LVM will be. I don't know
anything about LVM. The RAID option needs a bit more polishing.

I hate to say it, but I think we should push the 1.0 back until we're
100% done with the ISO. Also, the ISO may take longer to release than
anticipated. We really cannot see much farther than the the next 2
versions, when it comes to release dates.

- --
David Kowis

ISO Team Lead - www.sourcemage.org
SourceMage GNU/Linux

Progress isn't made by early risers. It's made by lazy men trying to
find easier ways to do something.
  - Robert Heinlein

PS: sandalle, sorry forgot to send to the ML too ;)
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