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From: dvdeug@x8b4e53cd.dhcp.okstate.edu (David Starner)
Subject: Re: JAVA and ADA JGNAT
Date: 2000/01/26
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On 26 Jan 2000 19:44:59 +0100, Preben Randhol <randhol@pvv.org> wrote:
>| Usually. I think our definitions of reasonably usable are different,
>| though. Again, the Linux kernel was released at 0.0.1 and it worked
>| well enough to attract developers (which is what's important to the
>| success of a project, not users).
>
>Well my point exactly, it worked well enough to attract developers. It
>was then not premature...

That's begging the point. I would argue that any program that does
something not done before in free software would be not premature
once it runs even the minimal stuff.

>| Then stop using the ones marked alpha or beta. I've seen very few
>| open source products not marked alpha or beta that were not stable,
>| and I've found many marked such that were. YMMV.
>
>One that was released prematurely _as stable_ twice, is the Gnome
>Project http://www.gnome.org. 

Fair enough. But that's the exception, not the rule. I would note
that the parts of GNOME marked stable are stable now.

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David Starner - dstarner98@aasaa.ofe.org
If you wish to strive for peace of soul then believe; 
if you wish to be a devotee of truth, then inquire.
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