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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink6•6 months agoI’d say “release candidate” is a much better name but probably they’re testing Ubuntu-specific features and those are in beta. Then it makes some sense
minus-squareBalderlinkfedilinkEnglish2•6 months agoThere’s also the issue of testing all the packages. They have to make sure all the versions frozen in the repository will work smoothly together.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•6 months agoSince the packages themselves are not beta, it’s more appropriate to call it a release candidate
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink8•6 months agoThe ‘release candidate’ comes later, after the ‘beta’ release, see the official schedule.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink-1•6 months agoI’m not talking about the current release cycle. I’m just saying that “beta” is a bad name and it probably should be changed
I’d say “release candidate” is a much better name but probably they’re testing Ubuntu-specific features and those are in beta. Then it makes some sense
Those are different steps in the Ubuntu release process.
There’s also the issue of testing all the packages. They have to make sure all the versions frozen in the repository will work smoothly together.
Since the packages themselves are not beta, it’s more appropriate to call it a release candidate
The ‘release candidate’ comes later, after the ‘beta’ release, see the official schedule.
I’m not talking about the current release cycle. I’m just saying that “beta” is a bad name and it probably should be changed