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Re: [RELEASED] Release candidates for Python 2.6.8, 2.7.3, 3.1.5, and 3.2.3

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Ben Finney wrote:
> Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> writes:
>
>   
>> On Sun, Feb 26, 2012 at 7:51 PM, Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> wrote:
>>     
>
>   
>>> If you're pleased to announce their immediate availability, then
>>> please do that!
>>>       
>> Isn't it perfectly accurate to say that the RCs are now available?
>>     
>
> Yes. What's not reasonable is to say that a candidate for release – i.e.
> something *prior to* release, by definition – is nevertheless released.
>
>   
>> Considering that "Release candidates" immediately followed "RELEASED"
>> in the subject line, I don't see any confusion.
>>     
>
> Unless “release candidate” means nothing like what those words imply, it
> can't be both a release candidate *and* released.
>
> Either it's released, or it's not. If it's a release candidate, it's not
> released yet. If it's released, it's no longer a candidate for release.
>
> Saying it's simultaneously both is the confusion.
>
>   
What sort of release can you release ? A release candidate. If you can 
release a release candidate, a release candidate can be released, hence 
the released candidate release.

More important, we all thank the release team for their efforts and hope 
they're having fun reading us :o)

JM

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[RELEASED] Release candidates for Python 2.6.8, 2.7.3, 3.1.5, and 3.2.3 Benjamin Peterson <benjamin@python.org> - 2012-02-25 12:56 -0500
  Re: [RELEASED] Release candidates for Python 2.6.8, 2.7.3, 3.1.5, and 3.2.3 Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2012-02-26 19:51 +1100
    Re: [RELEASED] Release candidates for Python 2.6.8, 2.7.3, 3.1.5, and 3.2.3 Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-02-26 20:03 +1100
      Re: [RELEASED] Release candidates for Python 2.6.8, 2.7.3, 3.1.5, and 3.2.3 Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2012-02-26 23:21 +1100
        Re: [RELEASED] Release candidates for Python 2.6.8, 2.7.3, 3.1.5, and 3.2.3 Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-02-27 00:01 +1100
        Re: [RELEASED] Release candidates for Python 2.6.8, 2.7.3, 3.1.5, and 3.2.3 Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-02-26 13:08 +0000
        Re: [RELEASED] Release candidates for Python 2.6.8, 2.7.3, 3.1.5, and 3.2.3 Jean-Michel Pichavant <jeanmichel@sequans.com> - 2012-02-27 15:23 +0100
    Re: [RELEASED] Release candidates for Python 2.6.8, 2.7.3, 3.1.5, and 3.2.3 Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2012-02-26 17:20 -0500
    Re: [RELEASED] Release candidates for Python 2.6.8, 2.7.3, 3.1.5,	and 3.2.3 Benjamin Peterson <benjamin@python.org> - 2012-02-27 14:16 +0000
      Re: [RELEASED] Release candidates for Python 2.6.8, 2.7.3, 3.1.5, and 3.2.3 Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2012-02-28 08:30 +1100

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