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From: Eric S Fraga <e.fraga@ucl.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: Stable releases
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2015 10:32:33 +0100
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On Wednesday, 12 Aug 2015 at 15:06, Scott Randby wrote:

[...]

> If there are no stable releases, then maybe the web site should not
> say: "Stable version 8.3.1 (Aug. 2015)." Perhaps "stable" should just
> be eliminated from that phrase. Certainly, the use of "stable"
> confused me.

I guess it's a matter of interpretation.  The word stable can mean
different things.  In this context, it is the opposite of labile and
specifically in comparison with the continually changing git version.

Stable does not unfortunately mean "bug-free" nor does it mean anything
with respect to the previous "stable" version.
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: Eric S Fraga (0xFFFCF67D), Emacs 25.0.50.2, Org release_8.3.1-34-gb911f1