Reply 20 of 24, by calvin
wrote:I just find it strange use of terminology used to publically name a version, since it gives no merit to end-testers/users. Its a […]
wrote:RC is the stage after beta - they just keep releasing RCs until they think it's good enough to ship, at which point they take the RC label off and call it stable.
I just find it strange use of terminology used to publically name a version, since it gives no merit to end-testers/users. Its an internal phrase for a non-regression tested beta, but its still a beta? Where I work, distinguishing it as a beta (as opposed to release) is also important for liable reasons, i.e we cannot support, nor be held responsible for non-release (beta) versions.
Seems like MS have been doing this years (trying to figure what the phrase means that is) 😀
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The difference is in the development cycle. In the RC, you won't be seeing any more changes but bug and security fixes. Betas and alphas are more volatile.
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