On 15 February 2007 16:45, Antony Dovgal wrote:
> On 02/15/2007 07:42 PM, Steph Fox wrote:
> > > On 02/15/2007 07:22 PM, Steph Fox wrote:
> > > > Hi Tony,
> > > >
> > > > We've been here before. Last time it got taken off again
> > > > because it led to user confusion. People didn't seem to know
> > > > the difference between a release candidate and a full release;
> > > > "It was official, it was on php.net."
> > >
> > > .. it was explained that it's not a release, but a release
> > > candidate. ?
> >
> > I know that, you know that, but thousands don't know what a release
> > candidate even is :)
>
> Then we should describe the difference as clear as we can.
DON'T use the word release -- it may carry on being a release candidate to those in the know, but in my opinion "release" is likely to imply "official" to your general everyday user. Call it a preview, or test version, or similar. The word blocks could run something like this:
Current Release: 5.2.1
For production use
Preview of version 5.2.2
For testing only
or maybe even as simple as
Current Release: 5.2.1
Next version: 5.2.2
-- I think the use of the word "Next" is a very clear indicator of its status, and may not require further qualification.
I suppose, in either case, you could leave RCx appended to the second version number -- even if you don't know what RC stands for, this is another clue that it's not a standard released version. (And serious RC testers can see when it changes, too!)
Cheers!
Mike
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