DN456417940

Subject: Tcl/Tk 8.1 schedule: please test now - DN [1]

John Ousterhout <john.ousterhout@scriptics.com> - 19 Mar 1999 - comp.lang.tcl

 I'd like to encourage everyone to download the Tcl/Tk 8.1b2 releases
 and try them out as soon as possible.  The releases are almost done
 now, so this is your last chance to find bugs for us to fix in the
 final releases.  As of the b2 releases, Tcl/Tk 8.1 are in "feature
 freeze".  For the next three weeks, virtually the entire engineering
 staff at Scriptics will be working to fix bugs.  Around the first
 week of April we will make a b3 release.  This is actually a
 "candidate final release".  After b3 we will fix only show-stopper
 bugs; smaller bugs will have to wait for the next release.  We'll
 leave b3 out there for 2-3 weeks to make sure there aren't any
 major problems, then we'll make the final 8.1 releases around the
 last week of April.

 Thus, if you want a bug fixed in the final release, please report
 it *now* using the Scriptics bug form at
     http://www.scriptics.com/support/
 Bugs not reported within the next week or so are unlikely to get
 fixed in the final release.

 Thanks in advance for your help.  We're all looking forward to
 bringing the 8.1 releases to a (long overdue) close.
 ________________________________________________________________________
 John Ousterhout                            650-210-0102 tel
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 Scriptics Corporation                      john.ousterhout@scriptics.com
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