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The comment on the change is:
add example version strings, and some notes about RCs
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There are three names for releases approved by the PMC:
- * pre-releases (alpha)
- * release candidates (beta)
+ * pre-releases (alpha): "3.1.0-pre1", "3.1.0-pre2", etc.
+ * release candidates (beta): "3.1.0-rc1", "3.1.0-rc2", etc.
- * full release (general availability)
+ * full release (general availability): "3.1.0"
The type of release needs to be chosen before beginning the release
procedure since it is part of the tagging of the tree, etc.
+
+ Note the use of a dash between the version number and "pre"/"rc" strings; a dash is used, not a space, underscore, or no character at all.
Pre-release indicates that the release is not meant for mainstream usage
or may have serious problems that prohibits its use. Release candidates
@@ -68, +70 @@
work remaining (like optimizing the scores). However, there may be
problems with this release that prohibit its widespread adoption. Full
releases are recommended for production usage.
+
+ Typically, we do at least one RC before a full release.
== Who can vote? ==
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The following page has been changed by JustinMason:
http://wiki.apache.org/spamassassin/ReleasePolicy
The comment on the change is:
add example version strings, and some notes about RCs
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
There are three names for releases approved by the PMC:
- * pre-releases (alpha)
- * release candidates (beta)
+ * pre-releases (alpha): "3.1.0-pre1", "3.1.0-pre2", etc.
+ * release candidates (beta): "3.1.0-rc1", "3.1.0-rc2", etc.
- * full release (general availability)
+ * full release (general availability): "3.1.0"
The type of release needs to be chosen before beginning the release
procedure since it is part of the tagging of the tree, etc.
+
+ Note the use of a dash between the version number and "pre"/"rc" strings; a dash is used, not a space, underscore, or no character at all.
Pre-release indicates that the release is not meant for mainstream usage
or may have serious problems that prohibits its use. Release candidates
@@ -68, +70 @@
work remaining (like optimizing the scores). However, there may be
problems with this release that prohibit its widespread adoption. Full
releases are recommended for production usage.
+
+ Typically, we do at least one RC before a full release.
== Who can vote? ==