Fedora 18 Beta to slip by two weeks, Beta release date is now Nov 27

["Jóhann B. Guðmundsson"]

On 11/08/2012 03:58 PM, David Cantrell wrote:
> I completely agree!  Which is why we were getting early test builds done
> during the F-17 cycle and working to get people testing the installer then.
> The main problem is that no one_wants_  to test the installer.  It's a
> utility.  A necessary step to getting Fedora on your system.  Testing it
> isn't sexy to a lot of people.  We can't force people to test it, we can
> only make it available and ask for help.
>
> And to those early testers who have helped and provide useful feedback,
> thank you!

Testing is also extremely time consuming since the actual install time 
takes so long. ( ca 1 hour if doing manual install on a physical hw ).

So I say the faster you can install the more testing you expose to the 
installer...

JBG