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minus-squareGolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 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-squareBalder@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 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-squareGolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months agoSince the packages themselves are not beta, it’s more appropriate to call it a release candidate
minus-squareSuccessful_Try543@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months agoThe ‘release candidate’ comes later, after the ‘beta’ release, see the official schedule.
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
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.