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[Ali Linx <amjjawad@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

I thought it is better to start a new thread to explain more in depth 
about the differences between milestones and daily builds on any release 
cycle, specially for GNU/Linux distributions based on Ubuntu.

Since ToriOS had been based on Ubuntu, we, from day one, are following 
the same concepts for both daily builds and milestones. The main 
difference between our release cycle and Ubuntu release cycle:

1- We have NO automatic process of producing any build (ISO) - it is 
done manually in our case.
2- Our release cycle has different schedule.

From the attached screenshots, you can clearly see when it should be 
called: Daily Build(s) and when it should be called: Milestone(s)

_*Daily Builds:*_
Is the ISO generated for a GNU/Linux Distribution from the first moment 
a developer/release manager/QA Lead announce the beginning of a cycle 
until the final day of that cycle, when that release is been launched 
after all the QA work is done.

_*Milestones:*_
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/ISO/Milestones

To make it super simple, these are only and purely QA names that can be 
used as a reference of the progress of any release.

These names are very familiar with milestones: Pre-Alpha, Alpha, Beta, 
Release Candidate (RC).

A milestone is a daily build that has reached a stage/level where you 
can safely say: "we have hit Alpha Stage".

Why this is confusing on the first place when it comes to ToriOS?
Because we have struggled not only with the system itself but with 
building the community as well. We are short in manpower and we are 
doing so many things at the same time and all that during our 'free' 
time, if any.

_*To apply these on ToriOS and to understand WHERE do we stand NOW?*_

 * We have released Beta Milestone.
 * We are now back to the daily build stage (/once you release a
   milestone, you're by default back to the daily builds stage/).
 * We are preparing and getting ready for the RC (Release Candidate)
   milestone stage but did not yet hit it.


_*Hitting the RC stage means:*_
We have finished 98%-100% of EVERYTHING and only FINAL QA/Testing left 
to be done.


I will stop right here.
If you have ANY question, please ask :)

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