> BTW ... until it goes to http://www.apache.org/dist/ it isn't so much as an
> alpha, by Roy's scheme, correct? Or did I miss something? Did we ever really
> document the acceptance and steps for tag -> alpha -> beta -> release on the
> new schema?
Alpha means a packaged release to developers. Beta means a packaged release
to customers that want/need to be on the bleeding edge. Gold or GA means a
packaged release for normal customers. The only reason we label the
tarball that way is because it tells recipients of the tarball our level
of confidence in that release version.
....Roy
