Re: [PATCH] Refer to GuixSD as beta software

[ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès)]

Florian Paul Schmidt <mista.tapas@gmx.net> skribis:

> 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.

I think that’s mostly where we are when it comes to GuixSD.  Guix itself
is a bit further.

Ludo’.