Chris Murphy wrote:
I would use the word "RELEASE" instead of TC1, TC2, RC1,
RC2. So "Fedora
18 Alpha RC3" became "Fedora 18 Alpha Release". It was after all a
"release candidate" and once no longer a candidate, it is a release.
I think "release" is even more confusing to the average user than
"gold".
The term "gold" is not commonplace in Free Software projects, the term
"release" is and usually implies a stable release. So IMHO "release"
conveys
exactly the wrong impression you're trying to avoid giving.
Kevin Kofler