[META] What's a RC? was: [sldev] Roadmap: 1.19.0 Viewer

[Joshua Bell]

Matthew Dowd wrote:
> What we are missing is a means to try out a new feature or patch outside of LL, to see if the feature/patch actually solves the problem/requirement intended without causing more problems than it solves.
> I suppose what I'm talking about is a beta stage? whether that involves real software or just an earlier discussion of forthcoming things on lists like this, I'm not sure.
>   
Yes indeed - in the past we did this with Beta Grid testing for 
significant client/server changes like this. I think we'll return to 
that model as well, soon. Right now, the Havok4 project is "hogging" the 
Beta Grid. It's true that we could have multiple simultaneous betas open 
- we've done so in the past - but it takes a lot of resources to manage 
the main service (possibly running multiple versions of the code), 
production viewers (current and previous), First Looks, RCs, Beta Grid.... 

Anyway, I totally agree.