[pca] OT: timing of Sun patch releases?

[Jan Holzhueter]

Hi,
Maybe Don can write a little bit more about it.
But for a start check:
http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/hubs/documentation/patch/patch-docs/abugslife.pdf

In Short: A Patch is released when it meets quality standards and is
well tested.
So there is no Patch Day.
It's done when it's done.
One cause why a lot of patches sometimes get released at the time is
probably just the way the Test teams works. ( But that is just a guess)

Jan


Jeff A. Earickson wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> This is addressed more to Don O'Malley than anybody else on
> the list, but I'm sure others are curious.  The question is:
> "What is Sun's timetable for releasing patches?".  When a
> patch is ready?  On a schedule, like Microsoft's patch Tuesday?
> How about the release of kernel patches?
> 
> I've noticed that patches seem to come in unpredictable waves;
> generally a new wave hits the day after I've done rebootable
> patches during scheduled downtime.  I'm wondering what the Sun
> philosophy is here...
> 
> Jeff Earickson
> Colby College
> 


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