[m-rev.] for review: include link to 0.12.0-beta on web site

[Julien Fischer]

On Mon, 4 Apr 2005, Ian MacLarty wrote:

> Estimated hours taken: 2
>
> Include a link to the 0.12.0-beta release on the web site.
>
> Index: download/include/rotd.inc
> 	Instead of a link to the 0.11.1-beta version, include a link to the
> 	0.12.0-beta version.
>
> Index: news/newsdb.inc
> 	Mention that a beta version of 0.12.0 is now available.
>

Delete `Index:'.


> Index: download/include/rotd.inc
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /home/mercury1/repository/w3/download/include/rotd.inc,v
> retrieving revision 1.8
> diff -u -r1.8 rotd.inc
> --- download/include/rotd.inc	4 Feb 2003 03:08:04 -0000	1.8
> +++ download/include/rotd.inc	4 Apr 2005 09:17:52 -0000
> @@ -11,28 +11,20 @@
>  The <a href="release.html">current stable release</a>
>  is version <? echo $current_release ?>.
>
> -<H3> Current beta-release </H3>
> +<H3> Beta release </H3>
>
> -The next most stable release will be a <em>numbered beta-release</em>,
> -such as 0.11.1-beta-2003-01-17.  These releases are snapshots from a
> -"release" branch of our CVS repository.
> -They may provide additional bug fixes not yet present
> -in the previous numbered release.
> -However, in general they are not as well tested.
> -Generally the only reason to use these versions would be if you need
> -one of the additional bug fixes.
> -<p>
> -The current beta-release series is named <? echo $next_beta_version ?>.
> -Individual releases in this series are named with a date stamp, e.g.
> -<? echo $next_beta_version ?>-YYYY-MM-DD.
> -<p>
> -<B>Download <? echo $next_beta_version ?>:</b>
> +A beta version of the upcoming 0.12.0 release is also available.
> +The source for this beta release is available for download from:
/source/source distribution/

>  <ul>
> -<li> <A HREF="<? echo $root; ?>/download/files/beta-releases/<? echo $next_beta_version ?>/">
> -Mercury web site</A><br>
> -<li> <A HREF="ftp://ftp.mercury.cs.mu.OZ.AU/pub/mercury/beta-releases/<? echo $next_beta_version ?>">
> -Mercury ftp site</A>
> +<li> <A HREF="<? echo $root; ?>/download/files/beta-releases/0.12.0-beta/index.html">
> +the Mercury web site</A> or<br>
> +<li> <A
> +HREF="ftp://ftp.mercury.cs.mu.OZ.AU/pub/mercury/beta-releases/0.12.0-beta">
> +the Mercury ftp site</A>.
>  </ul>
> +
> +Binary distributions will be available for the final 0.12.0 release when
> +it comes out.

Remove the word `final'.

>
>  <H3> Stable ROTD (release-of-the-day) </H3>
>  <p>
> Index: news/newsdb.inc
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /home/mercury1/repository/w3/news/newsdb.inc,v
> retrieving revision 1.81
> diff -u -r1.81 newsdb.inc
> --- news/newsdb.inc	4 Apr 2005 07:40:55 -0000	1.81
> +++ news/newsdb.inc	4 Apr 2005 09:19:39 -0000
> @@ -22,6 +22,12 @@
>
>  $newsdb = array(
>
> +"4 April 2005" => array("0.12 Beta",
> +
I'd change that to: Mercury 0.12.0-beta available

Looks good otherwise.

Cheers,
Julien.

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