On Feb 14, 6:16 pm, "Martin v. Löwis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> On behalf of the Python development team and the Python community, I'm > >> happy to announce the release of Python 2.5.2 (release candidate 1). > > > Um. If it's only a release *candidate* of 2.5.2, and not yet a > > *release* of 2.5.2, could you please announce it as something other > > than a "release"? > > > It should either be announced as "the release of Python 2.5.2", if > > that's the case; or "the availability of the Python 2.5.2 release > > candidate 1". > > Please accept my apologies. I'm not a native speaker, so "to release" > means to me what the dictionary says it means: m-w's fourth meaning, > "make available to the public". That's what I did - I made the release > candidate available to the public. > > So is the subject incorrect as well? If so, what should it say?
I think it's fine as it is. You can "release" a release candidate. Carl Banks -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
