Thank you. --- "James E. Lang" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I realize that this list usually contains short > questions and answers. I just > thought Greg's questions required a more exhaustive > (exhausting) response. > > Gregory Forster wrote at 15:17 on 8 Oct 2005: > > > What are the differences between the different > versions? > > Without looking at the documentation I can't tell > you what was changed in any > particular release. But ... > > > O.K. now there was all the different beta versions > of 2.0, which I understand > > were pretty much "bug fixes" of their > predecessors. > > As I understand it, testing of new releases of > software generally involves > three phases. The first testing phase is Alpha > testing which is performed by > the developers. The user community will only see an > Alpha version of software > if it contains an urgent fix for a problem that user > has reported. After the > rough edges get knocked off the product, it enters > the second testing phase -- > Beta testing. This may be performed by a select > group of users or may be made > available to the general user community with the > understanding that this is > software that has not been fully tested but with the > further understanding that > those who download it will provide feedback as to > the problems encountered as > well as the successes that occur. Once the Beta > testing reaches a certain level > of stability the testing enters the third phase -- a > Release Candidate (RC). As > the name implies, this is a version that the > developers believe may be ready > for release but that may still contain a problem > that needs correction or > documentation prior to release. It is still not the > official release. Any > problems found at this "last minute" stage are > scrutinized and a decision is > made as to whether they warrant being fixed prior to > release or whether it is > sufficient to simply list them as known problem > areas. In the case of OOo, the > version 2.0 Beta versions were labeled as 1.9.x. The > Release Candidates have > been labeled as 2.0.0RCx. The final release probably > will be labeled as 2.0.0. > > Version 1.1.5 would have been a minor feature > upgrade of 1.1.4 while 2.0.x is a > major feature upgrade. > > > Then there was finally 2.0rc1, an actual non-beta. > > > "Finally" is not an appropriate word here. It is > "non-beta" but it is still a > test release. > > > Now, I just learned from your users group and then > I downloaded 2.0rc2. > > What's the difference between 2.0rc1 and 2.0rc2? > > As outlined above, this would have very minor, "last > minute," fixes to version > 2.0.0 but it is still a work in progress toward the > final release of 2.0.0. > Anyone who needs a rock solid version should avoid > Beta versions unless > specifically directed to use them by the developers > and should use RC versions > with caution. > > > I now have 2.0rc1 up and running good. Is there > somewhere where I can see the > > different upgrade features? Now that we have > non-beta versions of 2.0, when > > can we expect them to be just as stable as 1.1.5? > > In general, software developers will tell you that > the final (stable) release > of their product will be available "when it is > ready." Tentative schedules may > be published but no self respecting developer will > release his/her software > just to meet a published schedule. > > -- > Jim > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
