I realize I'm a bit late to this conversation, I'm just now getting
mostly unpacked from a move to Somerville, MA.  I agree with Simon in
that we should be careful what we call "beta".  I know that we all
would like to get to beta quality code and features as soon as we can,
but I don't think we are there yet nor will we be there by JavaOne.
What we currently have in the trunk I think is a much more manageable
code base but it actually has fewer features, if I'm not mistaken,
than M2 had.  So, my vote, if I had a binding one, would be for 3,
with a name of M3 or maybe alpha.

-Bert

On 4/25/07, ant elder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On 4/24/07, Simon Nash <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

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So I think it comes down to whether it is more important to put
> something out by JavaOne (in which case I'd be hesitant to call it
> "beta") or whether it is more important to attain a true "beta" level
> of quality even if that takes a little bit longer.


I guess a lot comes down to everyones slightly different perceptions as to
what the name "beta" implies, what do others think about this? Should we:

1) continue aiming for a beta1 release around JavaOne timeframe
2) continue with a beta1 release but take a bit more time
3) aim for a release around JavaOne timeframe but change to a non-"beta"
release name, alpha-x or maybe a numeric like 0.90?

I probably favor (2) as looking at things people have said they'd like to
get done it seems unlikely to me we'll be ready by JavaOne anyway.

   ...ant


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