Many open source projects simply do releases as they wish. The head release is always called "unstable". When a release has been fixed up enough, it is called "stable." I think we should just do this.

Regards,
Mike

-----Original Message-----
>From: victor 
>Sent: Dec 13, 2007 3:03 AM
>To: Developer discussions 
>Subject: Re: [Cs-dev] When should next release be?
>
>While that sounds like a good idea, how would that work out? Would
>we release it through  sourceforge? Would the fact that we have one
>beta and one stable release of the same number not cause confusion?
>
>Perhaps we should ask some 'power users' to test the beta release rather
>than have it available to everyone.
>
>Victor
>
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Steven Yi" 
>To: ; "Developer discussions" 
>
>Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 6:16 AM
>Subject: Re: [Cs-dev] When should next release be?
>
>
>Hi Andres,
>
>Thanks for bringing that up!  I would like to second that. =)
>
>steven
>
>
>On Dec 12, 2007 5:34 PM, Andres Cabrera  wrote:
>> It would be a good idea -as was discussed- to release first a beta
>> version for a while befora calling it a stable release.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Andrés
>>
>> El mar, 11-12-2007 a las 09:24 -0800, Steven Yi escribió:
>>
>> > I was planning on getting to more work on the parser soon but that is
>> > still not ready for primary usage so should probably be not considered
>> > for the release.  Otherwise, I am not working on anything at the
>> > moment that would go on the next release.
>> >
>> > On Dec 11, 2007 1:33 AM, victor  wrote:
>> > > The way things are going, I'd say Feb 1st for me. Or better Jan 30th, 
>> > > as
>> > > I'd be away that weekend.
>> > >
>> > > Victor
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > ----- Original Message -----
>> > > From: "Anthony Kozar" 
>> > > To: "Csound Developer list" 
>> > > Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2007 8:59 AM
>> > > Subject: Re: [Cs-dev] When should next release be?
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > >I am quite busy right now with holiday preparations but I have a 
>> > > >number of
>> > > > Csound things in a "half-finished state."  I would prefer a later 
>> > > > date (6
>> > > > Jan at least), since I will be on vacation from Dec 21st to Jan 2nd 
>> > > > making
>> > > > it difficult to build a release.
>> > > >
>> > > > The parameters and behavior of the new opcodes that I added need to 
>> > > > be
>> > > > finalized (as well as which ones should be included!). 
>> > > > Documentation for
>> > > > these needs to be written or revised and added to the manual.
>> > > >
>> > > > I would still like to add the no-carry (!) operator to the score 
>> > > > parser.
>> > > > If
>> > > > added, it needs to be documented.
>> > > >
>> > > > Documentation for { and } score opcodes need to be added to the 
>> > > > manual.
>> > > >
>> > > > I would like to make more corrections to the line counts in the 
>> > > > orchestra
>> > > > parser and for CSDs.  I do not expect anything close to a perfect 
>> > > > solution
>> > > > for this release, but I think I can make some important improvements 
>> > > > in
>> > > > the
>> > > > next couple of weeks.
>> > > >
>> > > > So, I hope to get as much of this done before I leave on the 21st. 
>> > > > It
>> > > > might
>> > > > be possible for me to do a little work while on vacation too.
>> > > >
>> > > > Anthony Kozar
>> > > > mailing-lists-1001 AT anthonykozar DOT net
>> > > > http://anthonykozar.net/
>> > > >
>> > > > jpff wrote on 12/11/07 3:20 AM:
>> > > >
>> > > >> The rate of change seems to have slowed, judging by the ChangeLog.
>> > > >> Would it be a good idea to aim at a release late this year or by
>> > > >> Twelfth Night (6 Jan 08)?
>> > > >>
>> > > >> ==John ffitch
>> > > >
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