[haiku] Re: Alpha 1 RC downloads on Haiku Files
- From: "Jorge G. Mare" <koki@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: haiku@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:33:12 -0700
Hi Alexander,
Alexandre Deckner wrote:
"Jorge G. Mare" <koki@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Could be. Maybe it's just me, but what I envisioned on the front page
was something more concise (as in, much less verbose), perhaps along
the
lines of:
<h3>R1Alpha1 Candidate Builds -- For Testing Only</h3>
- Download > http://haiku-files.org/releases/R1Alpha1/
- Report bugs > http://dev.haiku-os.org/#Reportingbugs
I would also add the FOR TESTING PURPOSES ONLY blurb as well as the
link
to Trac on the download page too.
Hi, (disclaimer: just comming back from vacations so sorry if i miss
something obvious)
I must admit that "release 1 alpha candidate" sounds a bit far fetched
in anycase, and "FOR TESTING PURPOSE" is a normal thing for an alpha,
ie: not really frightening :). Maybe that download should just be
called/replace nightly builds (not mentioning 'alpha' in the name)..
Not a big deal, but i can understand that's getting complicated for
journalists!
I am OK with any naming that the devs think is appropriate for the
occasion: alpha 1 candidate, alpha 1 branch builds, whatever really. :)
I also understand the value of the R1a1 branch nightly builds in the
context of improving the final Alpha 1 release; no question about that,
as pointed out by Matt. :)
I do question, though, whether there was the need to make the
availability of these builds known so prominently, and not taking
provisions to avoid them being misconstrued as the actual release
(something that is very common once the cat is out of the bag).
The brief but to the point text that I proposed in my previous email and
that you quote is meant to address just that. Anyway, this is meant to
be constructive; if people here prefer to take what I say as an offense
or simply choose to ignore it, then so be it. :)
Cheers,
Jorge/aka Koki
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