Jonathan Blandford wrote:
Saying that we always slip seems to be a self fulfilling prophesy for Fedora. The fact that we always slip leads to us slipping more, as people worry about the next release. If they don't know exactly when the next one is
Interestingly the stats show that the slip rate is not increasing dramatically between releases. However, we have only been able to meet a 6 month schedule once (see attached spreadsheet).
and worry about it being delayed as well, they're much more inclined to rush to put things in. Thus, we get something like the MustHaves, which has two laudable but ambitious goals in it, and us running around trying to achieve them. FC6 had similar goals, as did FC5, both of which slipped. There are always more features to be had, and we have probably slipped at least one six month period over the past couple releases.
My calcs show approximately 3.5 months of combined slippage over the past 2 releases.
I would agree with Max that it is not unusual for software projects to slip, however if we never meet our original schedule or do not follow a predictable schedule, then it would seem reasonable to consider how more accurate goals might be set for the next release. The large standard deviations are interesting to consider.
John
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