Re:LTS == 15 Years Not 5
by concinds on Thursday August 03, 2023 @06:40AM
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> We ended up in a situation where every new iteration of software we release is of despicable quality and there's no hope of improving the quality because the next release is already on the horizon and most and best resources are dedicated to it
That has nothing to do with the release cycle. Chrome and Firefox have very complex codebases and four-week cycles, and every release is rock-solid. Bugs exist, but you don't get a stability rollercoaster every four weeks. macOS has a one-year cycle and every release adds a ton of bugs, most of which only get fixed in the next major release (which adds its own bugs). This is a QA and management issue.
That has nothing to do with the release cycle. Chrome and Firefox have very complex codebases and four-week cycles, and every release is rock-solid. Bugs exist, but you don't get a stability rollercoaster every four weeks. macOS has a one-year cycle and every release adds a ton of bugs, most of which only get fixed in the next major release (which adds its own bugs). This is a QA and management issue.