Source: libreoffice
Version: 1:7.4.0~rc3-1
Severity: wishlist

Dear Maintainer,

Since 7.3.1 (which is no longer installable) you have only uploaded release 
candidates
to Debian/sid.  Please consider uploading final releases as well, before moving 
on to
candidates of the next release.

1. I understand that unstable is the place to stage pre-release software.  But 
this
does not mean it must only contain such.  Moreover, given Debian's slow release 
cycle
some users (such as myself) use it for daily work, rather than for testing new 
software.

2. I am **guessing** that you might answer that the last release candidate in 
each
cycle is the final release -- but this is merely a guess (is it, actually?)
The point is that this is developer logic, but from the point of view of a user,
just being told "this is the final 7.something.whatever release" is so much 
easier
and does not involve any guesswork.  (Also, you know it when it is uploaded, 
rather
than when the first candidate for the next release is uploaded).

If the final release is indeed equal to some rc#, then, as pointless as this 
may seem
to you, could you please just bump up the version number and upload again as 
final?

Many thanks !!

Cheers,
Itaï


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