Re: [Boost-users] [release] Boost 1.69.0 Beta 1

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [release] Boost 1.69.0 Beta 1
From: Michael Powell (mwpowellhtx_at_[hidden])
Date: 2018-11-19 18:56:33

On Mon, Nov 19, 2018 at 1:44 PM Marshall Clow <mclow.lists_at_[hidden]> wrote:
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> On Sun, Nov 18, 2018 at 6:55 PM Michael Powell via Boost-users <boost-users_at_[hidden]> wrote:
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>> On Sun, Nov 18, 2018 at 9:29 PM Marshall Clow via Boost-users
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>> > Boost release 1.69.0 beta 1 is now available at:
>> >     <https://dl.bintray.com/boostorg/beta/1.69.0.beta1/source/>
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>> > The SHA256 checksums are as follows:
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>> > ee0ecd7d31f58474c1e0210089c9e66bd878d4d1e7436ac511e359aa4a9d3e86  ./boost_1_69_0_b1.7z
>> > 3e25c46f2171799caabbeb419ba7859fffb62208f3a1c80798713377ab07af0e  ./boost_1_69_0_b1.tar.bz2
>> > 71f4b57175058af1b8c320971cf29226e5a652931a679f7e1c086655147ecafb  ./boost_1_69_0_b1.tar.gz
>> > ec9ef7d2c9f0d41f560769e67bc7ff207cc999243a7dd6c3f6bcfbdbf0827a7b  ./boost_1_69_0_b1.zip
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>> > For details of what's in the release, see <https://www.boost.org/users/history/version_1_69_0.html>.
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>> > Please download the beta, give it a try, and report any problems you encounter.
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>> I'm confused. We just had a round of b1/rc1-3, didn't we?
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> Right. We had three "release candidates" beta1/rc1, rc2, and rc3.
> This is the actual beta release - it is the same as RC3.

Personally, I think it's too much. There's "alpha", there's "beta",
then there's "release candidate" approaching an actual firm release.
At least that's my take on industry conventions.

> -- Marshall
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