An interview with the current Debian Project leader...
"hO: Lenny is out, which is great news. Debian has a history of very long release cycles, compared to other distros. 'release when ready' is the project's motto. Will that be changing in the near future?
"SM: To a certain extent, that policy already has changed. In the past, we didn't mention potential release dates at all and we'd simply aim to release when certain goals had been met. For the last two release cycles, we have instead tried to pick a target release window (18-24 months from the previous release) and some goals that should fit that target date. In each of those releases (Etch and Lenny), I'm happy that we have hit the target with both taking 22 months. It would be nice to be closer to the beginning of that window, but it's difficult to guarantee that we'll get there every time when we're working as volunteers." [Read more at The H Open]
