this post was submitted on 07 Jul 2023
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[–] grissee 1 points 1 year ago (8 children)

why don't they use a friendlier naming scheme? such as 0.18.1a 0.18.1b 0.18.2 ?

[–] [email protected] 46 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Because rc means release candidate. It's the step after beta testing but before release, and (normally) isn't meant for use by the general public.

[–] grissee 4 points 1 year ago

I see, thanks for explaining

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