This seems very odd to me, certainly unusual among Apache projects. The -dev and -user lists (and even general@incubator) are used to announce that a release candidate is available and should be tested for readiness to become an actual release. Some projects use differently-numbered alpha and beta designations in a similar manner.
A release candidate is, by definition, something which is not yet a release. It doesn't seem like annou...@apache.org is an appropriate channel. The amount of traffic that list would carry if every 'might become a release' candidate was offered over what is supposed to be a lower-bandwidth, higher priority list for users to pick up released updates. My 2c nonbinding. Bill -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [ANN] Apache Syncope 1.0.0-RC3-incubating released Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2012 21:43:06 +0200 From: Fabio Martelli <fmarte...@apache.org> To: annou...@apache.org The Apache Syncope team is pleased to announce the release of Syncope 1.0.0-RC3-incubating from the Apache Incubator. Apache Syncope is an Open Source system for managing digital identities in enterprise environments, implemented in JEE technology . The release will be available *within 24h from*: http://incubator.apache.org/syncope/downloads.html The full change log is available here: http://s.apache.org/tah <https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/SYNCOPE/Espressivo#Espressivo-1.0.0RC1incubating(June1st,2012)> We welcome your help and feedback. For more information on how to report problems, and to get involved, visit the project website at http://incubator.apache.org/syncope/ The Apache Syncope Team Best regards, F. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
