Ben Finney wrote:
Chris Angelico <ros...@gmail.com> writes:
On Sun, Feb 26, 2012 at 7:51 PM, Ben Finney <ben+pyt...@benfinney.id.au> wrote:
If you're pleased to announce their immediate availability, then
please do that!
Isn't it perfectly accurate to say that the RCs are now available?
Yes. What's not reasonable is to say that a candidate for release – i.e.
something *prior to* release, by definition – is nevertheless released.
Considering that "Release candidates" immediately followed "RELEASED"
in the subject line, I don't see any confusion.
Unless “release candidate” means nothing like what those words imply, it
can't be both a release candidate *and* released.
Either it's released, or it's not. If it's a release candidate, it's not
released yet. If it's released, it's no longer a candidate for release.
Saying it's simultaneously both is the confusion.
What sort of release can you release ? A release candidate. If you can
release a release candidate, a release candidate can be released, hence
the released candidate release.
More important, we all thank the release team for their efforts and hope
they're having fun reading us :o)
JM
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