Goals for 1.0?

Is better bootup process one of the goals for 1.0? I feel that the bootup process isnt so bullet proof as other distros...

Acid7711 wrote:
deficite wrote:
AndyRTR wrote:I dislike our numbering sheme. I'd rather like to have it named by the snapshot date like *buntu or Gentoo.
We already have this. 0.8 is going to be called Voodoo. People on the board just happen to like to refer to them by the number instead of name. *buntu (an example you gave) is the same way. It has a number and a name for all its releases.
What I believe he meant by that was saying that Gentoo's (for example) releases are released by date.  For example Gentoo 2006.1 is their current release.
Honestly, I do like that idea. It just works for a rolling release system since instead of a version, it's pretty much a snapshot takin on a specific date. But, like they've said it's been discussed.
Now where's my free stick of gum???
Yep I think that's what Acid7711 meant. Ubuntu for example has:
Dapper Drake, released June 06 version number 6.06
Edgy Eft, October 06 version number 6.10
etc.
It makes sense indeed, but I don't really see any problems with the current numbering either.

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