>
> > Just a note: with my proposal there is always a difference between
> 26.2-rc1 and 26.2 (the names), so the
> > history date would change as well.
>
> If there's a difference, then it isn't an RC.  A Release Candidate
> means that if no significant problems are reported, the RC _becomes_
> the official release, by just renaming the tarball without changing
> its contents.


Ah sorry, I didn't think this throught, you are correct.