ANN of new versions of Mercurial

[Adrian Klaver]

On 12/21/2012 10:19 AM, Matt Mackall wrote:
> On Fri, 2012-12-21 at 07:00 +0000, Gaunet Sylvain (ASTEK) wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> It seems that you doesn't announce the new versions of Mercurial on the mailing list now ?

>
> http://markmail.org/message/r3uyv3dxy6vtj6ob
>

I can sort of see your point, but in general would have to disagree for 
the following reasons.

1) Bugs are part of writing software. When they get squashed is not 
important, that they do is.

2) One way or another the news of new releases spreads, especially if 
there are compelling features added. This tends to bring in more people 
and hence a wider testing environment and the potential for more bug 
reports. It is part of the price of success and should be embraced.

3) Many places have policies prohibiting use of pre-production releases, 
so people do not get to kick the tires until a production release is made.

4) I have only been using Mercurial for a short time and have found the 
community responsive, helpful and welcoming. 'Stealth' release 
announcements seem to run counter to that.


Thanks,

-- 
Adrian Klaver
adrian.klaver at gmail.com