From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.4 required=5.0 tests=AC_FROM_MANY_DOTS,BAYES_00 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,7f625c89ba95ccc0 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-03-28 04:41:02 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!cyclone.bc.net!news-out.spamkiller.net!propagator2-maxim!propagator-maxim!feed.newsfeeds.com!cyclone-sf.pbi.net!151.164.30.35!cyclone.swbell.net!newsfeed1.easynews.com!easynews.com!easynews!newsfeed1.earthlink.net!newsfeed.earthlink.net!stamper.news.pas.earthlink.net!stamper.news.atl.earthlink.net!harp.news.atl.earthlink.net!not-for-mail From: "Marin David Condic" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Gnat GPS to be released to the public? Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2003 07:40:39 -0500 Organization: MindSpring Enterprises Message-ID: References: <4mXfa.210272$L1.38041@sccrnsc02> <1048777572.232814@master.nyc.kbcfp.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: d1.56.b1.4b X-Server-Date: 28 Mar 2003 12:41:02 GMT X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:35785 Date: 2003-03-28T12:41:02+00:00 List-Id: Didn't say that this was the way ACT works. Said it is a process that can be followed. A company may not choose to work this way. They may have specific objectives for a software product so that certain new releases encompass certain new features. However, that has its down sides. A bunch of relatively insignificant-to-fix bugs may stand on the sidelines for a very long time waiting for the completion of some big feature. Having a scheduled release with a snapshot-in-time of the product provides a regular shcedule for the customers and a process for making a release that happens regularly at known cost (usually). Along the way, you're giving your customers whatever work you have completed to that point in time - they don't want to wait forever for it, do they? Especially when they are paying for it. :-) ACT can go do whatever it is they like. Its a free country. They have to decide what makes the most sense for them and their paying customers. Like I said in the previous post, I don't think the reasons behind their release schedule have to do with bug fixes or product stability so much as they have to do with marketing and/or monetary concerns. MDC -- ====================================================================== Marin David Condic I work for: http://www.belcan.com/ My project is: http://www.jsf.mil/ Send Replies To: m c o n d i c @ a c m . o r g "Going cold turkey isn't as delicious as it sounds." -- H. Simpson ====================================================================== Hyman Rosen wrote in message news:1048777572.232814@master.nyc.kbcfp.com... > > Speaking as a complete outsider, I don't think that's how ACT works. > They work to develop features required by their customers, and they > make releases when they're done. >