Re: Some proposed package removals and additions

[Christopher Blizzard <blizzard redhat com>]

Derek Simkowiak wrote:

> -> > > 3) Add Mozilla
> -> > > 
> -> > > Rationale: This will doubtless be controversial.
> 
> 	I'm all for having a wide Mozilla install base, but I'm a bit
> worried about the speed of the dev cycle.  A new "milestone" release of
> Mozilla ships pretty frequently, and it's getting very close to the first
> "official" (1.0?) release.

We've definitely moved into a stability and performance mode instead of 
addinging features mode.

> 
> 	It's not just the frequency of the releases, but also the
> "amplitude" (meaning the code changes are fairly significant and not
> just minor bugfixes).

That's changing a good bit.

> 
> 	I'd propose waiting another 3 or 4 months, and *then* start
> shipping Mozilla as a standard component.
> 

That's a pretty good timeframe for a stable release, I think.
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