Re: Alpha vs. Beta

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Subject: Re: Alpha vs. Beta
From: Reinier Zwitserloot <R.Zwitserloot@BTINTERNET.COM>
Date: Sat, 6 Sep 1997 21:38:12 GMT
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Historically speaking:

Alpha Release - an alpha release, usually denoted with an alpha sign
suffixed to the version number, is an in-house testing release.

Beta Release - a beta release, usually denoted with a beta sign
suffixed to the version number, is a global testing release.

Gamma Release - The first public release. tends to be v1.0.

Delta release - update to a gamma release. v1.xx, usually.


Newer denotations came with Microsoft's v4.00.95 naming of Win95.
Since then, I have seen lots of v1.00.15 or some such. Also, since
Alpha beta gamme delta releases usually go in order, they are
sometimes also viewed as 'begins to look like something- definately
useable - fully working, etc.'

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References:

USUL Alpha 3.0

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