Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 27 Oct 2004 09:38:56 +0200 | Subject | Re: The naming wars continue... | From | Helge Hafting <> |
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On Mon, Oct 25, 2004 at 03:46:58PM -0700, Hua Zhong wrote: > > But not everyone reads LKML or the annoucement..a lot of people may just > decide whether to try this out based on the name. They go to kernel.org from > time to time and say: I'll test the next rc release. > > "RC" has a very well-known meaning. It would make people scared if they find > rc isn't stable, and lose a lot of potential testers. So why break it? > I expect a "rc" to be a kind of beta - an attempt to get it right rather than experiment - but it may still be broken. Someone who want stability should try the latest point release (2.6.9) or fix release (2.6.9.x with the current system)
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