[Lazarus] Test the Lazarus fixes_0_9_30 branch

[Bernd Kreuss]

On 24.12.2010 10:50, Vincent Snijders wrote:

> Please test the Lazarus 0.9.29 snapshots for regressions compared with
> Lazarus 0.9.28.2; These Lazarus 0.9.29 snapshots can be considered
> release candidates for the upcoming Lazarus 0.9.30 release. Report
> issues in the bug tracker.

When the user visits the lazarus website and clicks on download he will
be directed to the sourceforge page and find the current stable versions
there).

How about putting a download of the latest release candidate build (if
available) right there next to the current stable release into the same
folder as soon as a new release branch exists?

- sourceforge
  + ...
  + ...
  - windows 32 bits
    - Lazarus 0.9.30.0-RC3
    - Lazarus 0.9.28.2
    + old releases
  + ...
  + ...

Or at least make them more prominent on the Snapshots page or even
create a separate page "Release candidates" or something like that in
the site navigation between "Download" and "Dayly Snapshots"?

Also the current terminology with "fixes" and cryptic hidden information
in the version numbers (even/odd) is extremely confusing, this could be
communicated much better with more "standard" terminology and the 0.9.30
RC should not be named 0.9.29 and RC should be labeled as such and not
"fixes" because "fixes" would imply maintenance of an already released
branch.

The version naming scheme and the entire snapshots page feels extremely
chaotic to every newcomer who cannot intuitively decode all the secret
hidden information.

Bernd