Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Mon, 26 Nov 2001 12:14:57 -0500 | From | David Relson <> | Subject | Re: Release Policy [was: Linux 2.4.16 ] |
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At 12:22 PM 11/26/01, Chris Meadors wrote:
>Aren't all the -pre's pre-finals? And what if there is a big bug found in >the -final, it will obviously be followed up with a -final-final? > >I like the ISC's release methods. The do -rc's (-pre's would be fine for >the kernel as it is already established), each -rc fixes problems found >with the previous. When an -rc has been out long enough with no more bug >reports they release that code, WITHOUT changes. > >-Chris
Chris,
I think of -pre releases as beta code - testable and likely broken. An -rc release would be "possibly broken". If problems are encountered, fix ONLY those problems to generate the next -rc. If it's O.K., then make it "final".
David
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