[Development] Proposal to adjust release candidate process

[André Somers]

Hi,


Op 22/12/2016 om 13:54 schreef Tuukka Turunen:
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Development [mailto:development-
>> bounces+tuukka.turunen=qt.io at qt-project.org] On Behalf Of Shawn
>> Rutledge
>> Sent: torstaina 22. joulukuuta 2016 9.25
>> To: development at qt-project.org; releasing at qt-project.org
>> Subject: Re: [Development] Proposal to adjust release candidate process
>>
>>
>>> On 22 Dec 2016, at 08:09, Maurice Kalinowski <Maurice.Kalinowski at qt.io>
>> wrote:
>>> Hence,
>>>
>>> Technology Preview
>>> Preview
>>> Release Preview
>>> Release Candidate
>>> Release
>> Tech Preview is so far the term for a module which is released but we
>> reserve the right to continue making API changes anyway, right?  So changing
>> that might be confusing.
>>
>> And besides, alpha and beta are traditional and well understood.  (Following
>> that pattern though, I guess we ought to call the RC a “gamma”, but that’s
>> not traditional for some reason.)
>>
> :)
>
> If we do not want to call the first development release from the release branch "Release Candidate 1", then I think calling it "Release Preview" is a good approach.
>
>
At least _somebody_ at the Qt Project still has the normal order of 
release names clear: https://twitter.com/qtproject/status/811905487600046081

;-)

André