To push us to get tickets resolved and take advantage of some shifting in my own schedule, I’d like to propose that we work quickly toward a beta A pre-release of software that is given out to a large group of users to trial under real conditions. Beta versions have gone through alpha testing in-house and are generally fairly close in look, feel and function to the final product; however, design changes often occur as part of the process. 4 on Monday (November 14) and move RC One of the final stages in the version release cycle, this version signals the potential to be a final release to the public. Also see alpha (beta). back from Tuesday to Thursday (November 17). There are still 31 tickets open; I would like to get to 15 or below by beta 4, and the only one that should be open when we get to RC is the one for the about page. Be on the lookout for ad hoc scrubs and pings over the next week 🙂
As a reminder, a release candidate One of the final stages in the version release cycle, this version signals the potential to be a final release to the public. Also see alpha (beta). should represent the software that we believe will ship, with any commits coming during the RC period being limited to regressions and serious bug A bug is an error or unexpected result. Performance improvements, code optimization, and are considered enhancements, not defects. After feature freeze, only bugs are dealt with, with regressions (adverse changes from the previous version) being the highest priority. fixes in new features. 4.7 will be branched off once we get to RC, at which time guest committers may continue to commit to trunk A directory in Subversion containing the latest development code in preparation for the next major release cycle. If you are running "trunk", then you are on the latest revision., but any merges back to the 4.7 branch A directory in Subversion. WordPress uses branches to store the latest development code for each major release (3.9, 4.0, etc.). Branches are then updated with code for any minor releases of that branch. Sometimes, a major version of WordPress and its minor versions are collectively referred to as a "branch", such as "the 4.0 branch". must be done by a permanent committer A developer with commit access. WordPress has five lead developers and four permanent core developers with commit access. Additionally, the project usually has a few guest or component committers - a developer receiving commit access, generally for a single release cycle (sometimes renewed) and/or for a specific component. with the additional review of another permanent committer (which includes lead developers).
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