[geeks] Why we don't use Beta software in production...

[Lionel Peterson]

On Mar 31, 2010, at 5:22 PM, Phil Stracchino <alaric at metrocast.net>  
wrote:

> And, to be fair, this *is* beta 1 of Ubuntu 10.04.

Absolutely. I knew this could happen, but I've gotten so used to the  
Google definition of 'Beta' that I assumed all would be good. After  
all, it made it through two 'Alpha' rounds before it hit 'Beta'...

I've said it before and I'll say it again - Ubuntu needs to invest in  
some level of formal software testing, this dispersed model assumes an  
infinite number of interested, motivated, and comitted individual  
contributors, and I don't think it is sustainable... Interest wanes...

Lionel