Alpha, Beta, RC, GA versions in software version management (2011-03-11 16:30:35) Tags: Miscellaneous Category: Development Management Process version number: V (Version): that is, the version, usually with a number to indicate the version number. (eg: EVEREST Ultimate v4.20.1188 Beta ) Build: A way of indicating a version number with a number or date. (eg: VeryCD eMule v0.48a Build 071112) SP: Service Pack, upgrade package. (eg: Windows XP SP 2/Vista SP 1) Development stage division: Alpha (Alpha) version: Internal beta version, used for internal communication or professional testers. There are many bugs, and it is best not to install it for ordinary users. Generally, only testers use it. Beta (Beta) version: public beta version, used for large-scale testing by professional enthusiasts, there are some defects, this version is not suitable for general users to install. This stage of the version will always add new features. Launched after the Alpha version. Gamma (Gamma) version: A fairly mature beta version, not much different from the upcoming official version. RC version: is the abbreviation of Release Candidate, which means the countdown to release, the candidate version, in the Gamma stage, this version has completed all functions and cleared most of the bugs. At this stage, only bugs will be removed, and no major changes will be made to the software. From Alpha to Beta to Gamma is the relationship of improvement, but RC1 and RC2 are often a trade-off relationship. Final: The official version. GA: General Availability, the officially released version, in foreign countries, GA is used to describe the release version. RTM: (Release to Manufacture) is a version for a large number of tablets for factories. The content is the same as the official version, but the RTM version also has a limited and evaluation version. But the main program code of the official version is the same. OEM: It is sold to computer manufacturers along with the computer, that is, the random version. It can only be shipped with the machine, not retail. Only fresh installs, not upgrades from older operating systems. The packaging is not as elegant as the retail version, usually only one CD and manual (authorization). RVL: It claims to be the official version, but in fact RVL is not the name of the version at all. It is cracked from the Chinese version/English version of the document. EVAL: The EVAL version circulating on the Internet is similar to the "evaluation version", and there is no difference in function from the retail version. RTL: Retail (retail version) is the real official version, and the retail version is officially on the shelves. There is a eula.txt in the i386 folder of the installation disk, and there is a line of EULAID at the end, which is your version. For example, the official version of Simplified Chinese is EULAID: WX.4_PRO_RTL_CN, and the official version of Traditional Chinese is WX.4_PRO_RTL_TW. Among them: If it is WX. at the beginning of the official version, WB. at the beginning is the beta version. _PRE stands for Home Edition; _PRO stands for Professional Edition. Authorization and functional division: Trial: The trial version usually has a time limit, and some trial version software also has certain limitations in function. It can be registered or purchased to become the official version. , Unregistered: The unregistered version usually has no time limit, and has certain limitations in function relative to the official version. It can be registered or purchased to become the official version. Demo: The demo version, which only integrates several functions in the official version, cannot be upgraded to the official version. Lite: Lite version. Full version: The full version, which belongs to the official version. Language division: SC: Simplified Chinese Simplified Chinese version. EN : Simplified Chinese version GBK: Simplified Chinese character internal code extension specification version. TC: Traditional Chinese Traditional Chinese version. CHT : Traditional Chinese version BIG5: Traditional Chinese Big Five. EN : English version Multilanguage: Multilingual version UTF8: Unicode Transformation Format 8 bit, not a good solution for the existing Chinese system. other versions Enhance: The enhanced version or the enhanced version belongs to the official version 1 Free : Free Edition Release : The release has a time limit Upgrade : upgrade version Retail : Retail Edition Cardware: It is a kind of shareware, just reply an email or postcard to the author. (Some authors provide registration codes, etc.), this form is rare at present. /S Plus: It is an enhanced version, but most of this is enhanced in the program interface and multimedia functions. Preview : Preview version Corporation & Enterprise: Enterprise Edition Standard : Standard Edition Mini: Mini version, also called Lite version, only has the most basic functions Premium: expensive version Professional : Professional Edition Express : Lite version Deluxe : Deluxe Edition Regged : Registered version RC; beta RTM: Retail Edition CTP: Community Test Preview Community Test Trial The principles of software versioning are: 1. Minor version bug fixes. Such as OTAS-2.0-Alpha -> OTAS2.0-Beta -> OTAS2.0-RC1(GA) ->OTAS2.0-RC2(GA) 2. Minor new features added. Such as OTAS2.0-RC -> OTAS2.1-RC -> OTAS2.2-RC 3. Major functional changes (such as major changes in the new version, may not be supported or compatible with the old version). Such as OTAS1.0-RC -> OTAS2.0-RC -> OTAS3.0-RC
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