[horde] Incorrect English (I believe) in your mailing - IMPORTANT - Re: horde Digest, Vol 4146, Issue 2

[Arjen de Korte]

Citeren "Jens-U. Mozdzen" <jmozdzen at nde.ag>:

> Hello Jan and Ed,
>
> Zitat von Jan Schneider <jan at horde.org>:
>> Stable releases had actually been called final (as opposed to the  
>> unstable release candidates), since long before I (being the  
>> German) have been taking the role of the release master.
>> [...]
>> Zitat von info at interpost.biz:
>>> [...]
>>> "Final" means "last" - as in the last one - there will not be any  
>>> more. So, when you write
>>> "The Horde Team is pleased to announce the final release of the  
>>> Mnemo Note Manager version H5 (4.2.2)..." you are stating that  
>>> there will not be any more releases, that this is the last and  
>>> final release.
>>>
>>> Perhaps you mean to say the " latest release" or the "next  
>>> release" or the "current release".
>
> taking the role of the bean counter here (or devil's advocate?), I'd  
> like to point out that the wording is actually correct: This *is*  
> the latest (as in "no further") release of Mnemo Note Manager  
> version H5 (4.2.2). Future releases will carry a different version  
> number. ;)

I have to agree with the above. Occasionally, these final releases are  
preceded by a couple of beta versions and/or release candidates with  
the same version number. I have always regarded the 'final' here, that  
there will be no further releases with this same number.

Best regards, Arjen

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