[Python-Dev] [Python-3000] Betas today - I hope

[Guido van Rossum]

On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 4:35 AM, Barry Warsaw <barry at python.org> wrote:
> So I had planned to do a bunch of work last night looking at the release
> blocker issues, but nature intervened.  A bunch of severe thunderstorms
> knock out my 'net access until this morning.
>
> I'll try to find some time during the day to look at the RB issues.
>  Hopefully we can get Guido to look at them too and Pronounce on some of
> them.  Guido please start with:
>
> http://bugs.python.org/issue643841

I've added a comment. Let me know if anything I said is unclear.

> My plan is to begin building the betas tonight, at around 9 or 10pm EDT
> (0100 to 0200 UTC Thursday).  If a showstopper comes up before then, I'll
> email the list.  If you think we really aren't ready for beta, then I would
> still like to get a release out today.  In that case, we'll call it alpha
> and delay the betas.

I'd rather call it beta even if certain things are still known to
change in the next release. Beta means we'll have a much easier time
pushing back on random other feature change proposals.

> - -Barry

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