[SWLUG] difference between .04 and .10 of ubuntu

[Emyr Derfel]

The first testing version of a software package in the alpha build, intended for testing by developers and people integrating their other projects with it.

Beta comes after Alpha, and is generally the fanatical-early-adopter's first build. There may be a number of beta builds, depending on what feedback testers give.

After beta comes the release candidate or RC. At this point very little will need changing except maybe some obscure bugs popping up in unusual hardware and situation combinations.

If all goes well, RC becomes the final release, and the shiny new OS version is launched.

Tldr: Alpha -> Beta -> RC -> Final
-----Original Message-----
From: Write Me <stephanos at writeme.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2010 11:18:53 
To: <ajp at princeswalk.fsnet.co.uk>; SWLUG General Discussion<discuss at swlug.org>
Subject: Re: [SWLUG] difference between .04 and .10 of ubuntu

Dear All

Tony Pursell wrote:
> Hi Stephen,
> 
> On 17 Apr 2010 at 16:56, Write Me wrote:
>> Dear All
>>
>> I have recently moved to Kubuntu 9.10 from Kubuntu 9.04.
>>
>> Some very simple things do not work as well.  9.10 is using OO 3.1 but 
>> the display in the status bar does not show all the info it should, such 
>> as the page number and total number of pages.
>>
>> There are other things as well.  I have never really understood beta 
>> versions either.  At the moment I am thinking of going back to 9.04.
>>
>> I thought I would ask if there is an intended difference between these 
>> two version each time they are released.  Perhaps .10 is some kind of 
>> test and things are ironed out by the next .04?  Or is each new version 
>> intended to be an improvement on the last?
>>
>> The occurrence of simple things no longer working is too reminiscent of 
>> Windows and I hope it is just my understanding that needs to be improved.
>>
>> Any information appreciated
> 
> Ubuntu (and its variants, such as Kubuntu) has a new release every 6 
> months, which come out in April and October.  Hence, the last two 
> releases, in 2009, were given version numbers 9.04 and 9.10.  9.10 is 
> the latest release, not a beta release.  The next release, 10.04, is due 
> out at the end of this month and only a beta version is available for 
> that yet.
> 
> Each release includes the latest release of OpenOffice.org.  As far as 
> I know, all versions of OOo have page number and number of pages 
> in the left hand part of the status bar.  Have you got it switched on?  
> Go to View > Status Bar.  Is it ticked?  If not, click on it to get the full 
> status bar displayed.
> 
> Hope this helps.
> 
> Tony
> 
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I made sure the status bar was turned on and sorry I did not mention 
that.  Though turned on not all the normal things of the status bar are 
present.

It is the issue mentioned here.
http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=107945.
When I try the solution the interface of OO reverts to an earlier 
version.  A solution of sorts.

However, that aside.  Can anyone tell me if each release has a beta 
version first and then when all bugs are sorted it has a 'alpha' or 
final version.  Is my annoyance at things having stopped working after 
an upgrade possibly attributable to this?

Or is 9.04 the beta and .10 the 'alpha' or final version?

Wait to hear

Stephen



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