On Tue, Apr 29, 2014 at 12:20 AM, Uwe Stöhr <uwesto...@web.de> wrote:
> Am 28.04.2014 23:58, schrieb Vincent van Ravesteijn: > >> Op 28 apr. 2014 23:17 schreef "Uwe >And that is what the RC-phase is about >> in my opinion: the program is feature-frozen and string frozen. Users get >> some weeks to test thoroughly and we fix as many bugs as possible. >> >>> >>> >> You completely misunderstood. Bčta releases are for testing. RC are >> release >> candidates. Bčta releases should be feature frozen, RCs should be frozen >> >> except for major issues. I really do not know where you got another >> impression from. >> > > We had a lot of string changes during the beta phase and the last feature > of algorithm2e was added in January. > Well, yes, that's my fault. If it caused you extra work, it is me to blame for it. I'm sorry about that. > However, with an RC you attract more users to test a release than with a > beta because people have the feeling to test an almost ready product. Yes, and with the final release you attract even more users, so let's do multiple final releases, and fix as many bugs as possible. Vincent
