Re: [Devil-linux-develop] 1.0 release date! Duh! :-)

[Heiko Z. <hz...@pr...>]

On 10/20/2003 08:21:58 AM Bruce Smith wrote:
>> >The perfect release date for DEVIL Linux 1.0 is Oct 31, or Hallowee=
n!
>> >Or the evening of Oct 30th (Devil's night)!  :-)
>>
>> I think Halloween  is more commonly known then Devil's night (though=
 I
>> would prefer it).
>
>True.  I would advertise the release date as Halloween, but really
>upload the ISO's the night before.  Kind of a "sneak preview".  :-)

Sure

>> >It's a little less than two weeks, and will give us a chance to do
>some
>> >publicity.  I think news sites will be more apt to pick up our pres=
s
>> >release(s) if we make a big deal about it happening on Halloween.
>> >
>> >Heiko, approve the date and I'll write up something.  Other people
>> >should feel free to write articles too.
>> >
>> Approved ! Release date will be October 31 !
>
>Great!
>
>> Yes please write something up, your english is much better then mine=
.
>
>OK, if you (or others) could give me a list of items that should be
>mentioned, (like Friedrich did), that would be very helpful.

Once I'm really awake, I do it.

>> Anybody else wants to write something ?
>> The only request we ( I ) have is, that it is ready for review by
>Bruce
>> and myself on October 29th.
>
>We might want to post some blurbs before then too.

Good idea.

>> >Heiko, you should compile 1.0-final a few days in advance so it's
>ready
>> >to go, just don't post it for download until 10/31.  What ya think?=

>> >
>> Fully agreed.
>> It's better to do it a few days earlier, since I had some problems
>with
>> the build machine last time.
>
>If you want help uploading, I have access to a lot of bandwidth.
>
>Or I can help compiling too, let me know ...

I just do it on my Notebook, that's stable.

Heiko


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