[imp] Help with attachments
Eric Rostetter
eric.rostetter at physics.utexas.edu
Mon Jun 9 12:23:37 PDT 2003
Quoting "Roger B.A. Klorese" <rogerk at queernet.org>:
> > It is the developement code. It is also exposed to the
> > public. This is opensource, so all code is exposed to the
> > public. There is no testing before exposing it, it is all
> > always exposed to everyone.
>
> Don't assume all open source projects work exactly that way.
All opensource developments do. Opensource releases may vary.
> Some projects, for instance, use a passworded live CVS and smoke-test before
> they push to a public CVS or to snapshots.
Then the development isn't opensource (but is closed source) even if
the final releases are opensource. That means you are keeping people
from helping develope the code in real-time.
> And it turns out that at this moment, since Turba 1.2 is released, I believe
> my problems are best addressed by backing down to the current releases.
Agreed, if indeed distribution lists were your only reason for going with
HEAD.
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Eric Rostetter
The Department of Physics
The University of Texas at Austin
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