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[Jim Connett <jimandmarcy@xxxxxxxxx>]

I am 100% in support of Paddy's suggestion.  This is a brilliant idea, and
one that would have my complete support.  Kevin, Hannie, what do you think
are the possibilities? Pros? Cons? Impact to translators' schedules or a
12.10 release?
On Jul 15, 2012 11:10 AM, "Paddy Landau" <paddy@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>  I'd prefer not to release a new edition of the manual each time we find
> a bug. ... I'd suggest that as we find these bugs in the 12.04 version of
> the manual we immediately fix them in the quantal repository.
>
>
> The problem is that 12.04 is a five-year LTS.
>
> I suggest that we fix errata in 12.04 as we find them, but build and
> release the revised manual only occasionally — say, every month at first,
> and thereafter only when the number of revised errata is significant.
>
> In particular, release an updated version the day before 12.04.1 is
> released, as — I believe — it will coincide with a marketing push. (The
> first point-release is usually much more stable than the initial release. I
> have been told that businesses wanting a high level of reliability and
> stability are advised to wait for the first point-release before upgrading.)
>
> The scheduled release date for 12.04.1 is August 23rd.
>
> Such errata would not be significant for in-between releases, which are
> supported for 18 months, are not expected to be kept for a long time, and
> are not recommended for those needing high stability.
>
> Paddy
>
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