> On Mon, Nov 03, 2003 at 07:47:03AM -0800, Jeremy wrote: >> Hey, I'm new to this list. I was excited about downloading Fedora Core >> 1 >> today, only to find out that it was delayed due to 'Respin'? What does >> that >> mean? I looked 'respin' up in the dictionary, but didn't fidn anything >> :p > > It means that we found an issue which was serious enough to prevent us > from > shipping, therefore we are going to have to fix the issue then create new > trees and test to verify that the new trees are sane. This whole process > is referred to as "spinning a release." > > - jkt > -- > --*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--* > Jay Turner, QA Technical Lead jkt@xxxxxxxxxx Red Hat, > Inc. This is the best message I've seen on this list since the group was started. There has been a ton of speculation, guesses, upset people...and now this note. Jay, your note indicates to me that RH still cares. A Fedora release is being delayed because it isn't ready. Further, you are doing QA testing and not just tossing the release to the public. I believe this is a real sign to those whose faith may have been shaken and perhaps feel that RedHat might be abandoning the flock! Gerry
