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Add details on feature vs time-based choice

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You can do feature-based, but it's hard and you'll
do a bad job at it. Just embrace the benefits of time-based.
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@ -47,13 +47,16 @@ consensus on required capabilities a release should have, then only deliver the
next version of the software when those features are complete. While there are
many processes that can help estimate the time and effort it will take to
deliver a set of requirements, feature-based releases often result in delays in
delivery. If you're encouraging a large community of diverse developers, these
delays can have differing and significant impacts, particularly on vendors who
rely on release schedules for delivering software. Release delays can create
tension in the community, and raise the barrier of entry for contributors by
creating an unknown cost.
delivery. If you're encouraging a large community of diverse developers, it
gets pretty difficult to get commitments and coordinate activities, leading to
significant delays. Those delays can have differing and significant impacts,
particularly on vendors who rely on release schedules for delivering software.
Release delays can create tension in the community, and raise the barrier of
entry for contributors by creating an unknown cost.
Because of those disadvantages, time-based releases are strongly preferred for
Rather than adopting feature-based releases and doing a bad job at them, it
is healthier to adopt time-based releases and embrace their benefits. Knowing
when a release will be cut gives you predictability that is key to a
healthy collaboration. With a time-based release, there's no single group that
decides what feature can or can't be included in a release. The features that
are complete at the release deadline are the features available in that