[sldev] 1.23.4 released in a hurry ?

[Melinda Green]

And there you have it folks: LL admits that they consistently suck!  :-)
Seriously though, great reply Brad.
-Melinda

Brad Kittenbrink (Brad Linden) wrote:
> I'm not sure I understand what your complaint is.  There's nothing 
> blocking 1.22 viewers from logging in.  Our policy for deprecating older 
> viewers is described here: 
> https://blogs.secondlife.com/community/technology/blog/2009/03/09/supported-viewer-versions
>
> Quite frankly if you're looking for "Some kind of clue" that a new 
> viewer is going to be released, then IMHO you should treat our release 
> of RC0 as that clue.  We've been bad in previous releases by calling 
> things that weren't even close to releasable quality "RC" viewers, but 
> the 1.23 RC process is what we've been aiming for ever since we started 
> doing Release Candidates.  We're sorry if you've gotten used to us 
> sucking, but this is one case where I'm glad to disappoint you. ;)
>
> -Brad
>
> Marine Kelley wrote:
>   
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Sorry for making this message sound like a rant, but it seems that the 
>> RC viewer has finally gone gold... without any prior warning. As a 
>> result, a lot of people are now asking me when the compatible 
>> Restrained Life viewer will be out, while I have not even finished 
>> working on my latest version. I am now forced to release a half-done 
>> viewer (it is operational, it just doesn't have all the features that 
>> I had planned to add for 1.23) so that people can just keep using it.
>>
>> Even worse, the 1.22 series are not even available anymore, I guess 
>> because of the adult changes. In other words, the Restrained Life 
>> viewer is not compatible with anything for the next few hours, while 
>> people keep messaging me.
>>
>> In the future, like one week before a RC is released, can we please 
>> get some kind of clue so that custom viewer developers have time to 
>> react and make a smooth transition ?
>>
>> Thank you in advance,
>> A suddenly very busy Marine
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