[Python-Dev] [Python-checkins] r73569 - peps/trunk/pep-0101.txt

[Barry Warsaw]

On Jun 26, 2009, at 8:49 AM, benjamin.peterson wrote:

> Author: benjamin.peterson
> Date: Fri Jun 26 14:48:55 2009
> New Revision: 73569
>
> Log:
> update release candidate shorthand
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> Modified:
>   peps/trunk/pep-0101.txt
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> Modified: peps/trunk/pep-0101.txt
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> --- peps/trunk/pep-0101.txt	(original)
> +++ peps/trunk/pep-0101.txt	Fri Jun 26 14:48:55 2009
> @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
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>     We use the following conventions in the examples below.  Where a  
> release
>     number is given, it is of the form X.YaZ, e.g. 2.6a3 for Python  
> 2.6 alpha
> -    3, where "a" == alpha, "b" == beta, "c" == release candidate.
> +    3, where "a" == alpha, "b" == beta, "rc" == release candidate.
>
>     Final releases are named "releaseXY".  The branch tag is  
> "releaseXY-maint"
>     because this will point to the long lived maintenance branch.   
> The fork

I'm sure this has been discussed but I missed it.  Why was this change  
made?  If nothing else, it breaks many years of tradition.

-Barry

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