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SubjectRe: RFD: Kernel release numbering
On Wed, 02 Mar 2005 22:40:57 -0500
Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com> wrote:

> People don't test 2.6-rc releases because they know they are not
> "release candidate, with only bug fixes" releases, which is how the rest
> of the world interprets the phrase.

That's not %100 true. No matter what -rc* really is, people perceive
it to be something based upon it's name and whether or not it is an
official release. As far as I can see it's %95 perception vs. reality.
And IT IS part of the reason the -rc's are not as good as they could be.
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