Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-jakarta-tomcat-user-archive@apache.org Received: (qmail 39438 invoked from network); 23 Aug 2002 16:55:16 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO nagoya.betaversion.org) (192.18.49.131) by daedalus.apache.org with SMTP; 23 Aug 2002 16:55:16 -0000 Received: (qmail 2821 invoked by uid 97); 23 Aug 2002 16:55:28 -0000 Delivered-To: qmlist-jakarta-archive-tomcat-user@jakarta.apache.org Received: (qmail 2804 invoked by uid 97); 23 Aug 2002 16:55:27 -0000 Mailing-List: contact tomcat-user-help@jakarta.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Help: List-Post: List-Id: "Tomcat Users List" Reply-To: "Tomcat Users List" Delivered-To: mailing list tomcat-user@jakarta.apache.org Received: (qmail 2792 invoked by uid 98); 23 Aug 2002 16:55:27 -0000 X-Antivirus: nagoya (v4218 created Aug 14 2002) Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 09:54:53 -0700 (PDT) From: "Craig R. McClanahan" To: Tomcat Users List Subject: RE: How close 'till release? In-Reply-To: <433329C1B5AED511BD5B00805FE6FDBC0519050B@mail.taylorcorp.com> Message-ID: <20020823095231.D66544-100000@icarus.apache.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Spam-Rating: localhost 1.6.2 0/1000/N X-Spam-Rating: daedalus.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N X-Spam-Rating: daedalus.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N On Fri, 23 Aug 2002, Wills, Mike N. (TC) wrote: > Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 11:47:21 -0500 > From: "Wills, Mike N. (TC)" > Reply-To: Tomcat Users List > To: 'Tomcat Users List' > Subject: RE: How close 'till release? > > I do know what you mean here. I know that is probably the case. But some > people here think that beta is just that, a beta. Where, from what I have > seen, beta in open source world is more like a release. > I'd say that's a pretty accurate generalization. I've also found Apache developers (at least) to be fairly conservative about claims of release quality, but of course that varies by package because the developer communities are different for each. Craig > -----Original Message----- > From: Craig R. McClanahan > > I won't install 4.1 on our production > > system until it has gone to release. > > > > I know lots of IT folks who follow this policy, but I have to smile when > people say it. Given the above release policy, think about what you'd be > doing if 4.1.9 had been voted as "release" quality instead of "beta" > quality. You'd have installed it, right? And it would have been > *exactly* the same code ... > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > For additional commands, e-mail: > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: For additional commands, e-mail: