On 15/02/11 02:48, Brian Mathis wrote: > On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 4:05 PM, John R. Dennison <jrd at gerdesas.com> wrote: >> On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 05:00:43PM -0400, robert mena wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> Despite the mailing list and twitter I did not find any updated info on >>> either versions regarding the current status. >>> >>> So, what is the current status of both versions? (like 60%) >> >> Your request just moved it back by 15% and 2 weeks, not to >> mention all the innocent kittens that were killed. >> >> John > > I wish people would take these requests as: > > "Hey guys, I really love this project and I know there's a new > version on the way. I've been following all the right places for > news, but I just can't contain my excitement. Does anyone know when > the next release is? I'm more excited about it than most people are > about Apple's new iThing" > > ...and react accordingly. Instead, we get: > Don't bother people. Get off my lawn. Go pay for it if you want it so bad. > > To be fair this thread hasn't been as bad as most, but reflecting some > excitement is free. Anyway, here's my response: > > Hey man, I'm just as excited as you. I really want to see what C6 > looks like and to start playing with it. I'm so happy there's a > modern kernel and recent packages so I don't have to hunt them down. > I think C6 is going to be really cool. I know the CentOS guys put in > a lot of work and I have a lot of respect for them, but they're busy > with real life too. KB posted something on his Twitter, but you know > how deadlines can be. Stuff comes up. All we can really do is wait > until it comes out. If you wanted to help out, here's a link for info > on how to do that... [someone please fill in link here]. +1 ... Such feedback would really be a lot better than anything else. Keep people in the darkness, and they'll start looking for the light switch ... provide them with a candle, and they'll sit more calmness, observing and having fun. kind regards, David Sommerseth