[Bf-committers] release status update

[Shaul Kedem]

what about alpha/beta ?

On Sun, Mar 23, 2008 at 4:13 PM, Stephen Swaney <sswaney at centurytel.net> wrote:
> On Sat, Mar 22, 2008 at 04:56:55PM -0800, Tom M wrote:
>  >
>  > For whatever reason RC naming scheme has been used for Blender test
>  > builds for builds that should more correctly be called tech preview
>  > and testing builds (I have argued against the RC naming method in the
>  > past for what it is worth..).  Yes there is still work that is yet to
>  > be finished before a real release can be done.
>
>  Bjornmose has a point.  The phrase "Release Candidate" already has
>  a common meaning of "this is pretty much what you are going to get".
>  Our RCs are not that yet for the reasons already pointed out.
>
>  Yes, changing the naming to something like Tech Preview or Test Builds
>  will be swimming uphill, but worth doing.  Already on IRC, people have
>  made the argument that we cannot change something because we are doing
>  Release Candidates.  I have no doubt the users are even more confused.
>
>  The sooner we clear this up, the better.
>
>  S.
>  --
>  Stephen Swaney
>  sswaney at centurytel.net
>
>
>
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