On Mon, 29 Mar 2004 23:58:31 -0500, Raymond Hettinger <python at rcn.com> wrote: >> Saying "oh, just release an alpha1 anyway, >> if it is completely screwed, we can just release an alpha2 two days >> later" underestimates the amount of work needed to cut one of these >> things. > > Don't misquote. I said alphas are part of the development process that > allows a wider range of people to exercise the build with the potential > benefit of finding an issue that would have otherwise gone undetected. > Issuing an alpha is not an irresponsible act. I currently can't compile Python 2.4 myself (don't have MSVC 7.1), so I can't test out Python 2.4. What about just releasing a development snapshot if that is a better name than alpha. I think 2.4 should get a release soon, so people who want to test it out, get the chance. The guy who wants to try Python 2.4 but isn't able to, Florian Schulze
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