Re: GNOME 2.0 Desktop 'Alpha' Release

[Sander Vesik <Sander Vesik Sun COM>]

On Fri, 11 Jan 2002, Jeff Waugh wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> It has been suggested - mostly by the wailing and gnashing of teeth of GNOME
> hackers everywhere, and members of the release team bleeding from the ears
> from said wailing - that the first desktop beta release be renamed to an
> alpha.
> 
> There are no plans to reschedule in the near future, which means we have
> only one beta and one release candidate left before release for significant
> public testing.
> 
> [ 'Alpha' - whilst often misinterpreted as 'sucks more' - means 'heavily in
> development'. So, if you're not already heavily developing, it's TIME TO
> KICK ASS! ]
> 

And alpha isn't just for developers either. It is definately for everybody
to download (we are going to get binary packages as promised, right?) and
give it a test.

> - Jeff
> 
> -- 
>     "Lord, thy one-liners are as good as thy tricks. Thou art indeed an     
>          all-round family entertainer." - Rowan Atkinson, Nazareth          
> 

	Sander

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