From: Florian Paul Schmidt <mista.tapas@gmx.net>
To: guix-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Refer to GuixSD as beta software
Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2016 15:29:56 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <5703BDD4.6090903@gmx.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAPsKtfJ_s+TE0E2cSkwh0xvh1TLgbG+eYLd461wDEFVF8A31_Q@mail.gmail.com>
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On 05.04.2016 14:08, Jelle Licht wrote:
> Although it is mostly me nitpicking, I was installing GuixSD on an old
> laptop and noticed that the message of the day of the installation image
> still referred to GuixSD as alpha software.
>
> This patch changes the motd of the installer use the term beta software
> instead.
Some more nitpicking: I don't know if the Guix project has agreed on the
semantics on the terms "alpha" and "beta", but the usual definition is
that in "alpha" software might undergo big unexpected (by the user)
changes so "so it may BREAK IN UNEXPECTED WAYS." is an appropriate
warning. In "beta" this kind of breakage should not happen. I.e. "beta"
usually means that the general state of the software is stable and no
big breakages are expected, but rather it's a phase of ironing out the
remaining kinks.
Flo
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2016-04-05 13:30 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2016-04-05 12:08 [PATCH] Refer to GuixSD as beta software Jelle Licht
2016-04-05 13:29 ` Florian Paul Schmidt [this message]
2016-04-05 15:16 ` Jelle Licht
2016-04-17 14:22 ` Ludovic Courtès
2016-04-05 20:21 ` Leo Famulari
2016-04-17 14:24 ` Ludovic Courtès
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