RFC: Remove or keep the "beta" label for Win/Mac?

[Leo Franchi]

On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 9:12 PM, Mark Kretschmann <kretschmann at kde.org>wrote:

> G'day,
>
> I've noticed that we're still special-casing the Windows and Mac
> versions with a "beta" label in the window caption. The comment says
> it all:
>
> // Let people know OS X and Windows versions are still work-in-progress
>
>
> I think we had originally planned to remove it around 2.1, so we could
> do that for 2.1.1. Question is, has the right time come? From the
> Windows folks I've heard that we're in pretty good shape over there
> now. About the Mac side I'm less sure.
>
> Thoughts?
>

I just played around with amarok trunk on OS X, and while it's functional,
it just doesn't feel like a finished product. I would not be comfortable
removing the Beta label.

leo



>
>
> PS:
> It's also debatable if we should keep the caption saying "Amarok 2" vs
> just "Amarok". I guess we did this initially to differentiate the
> product, and because we were so excited about it and all (omg omg,
> it's a 2!). But now I've pondered whether the "2" isn't weakening our
> brand rather than helping it, making it appear like a different
> product or a fork.
>
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> Mark Kretschmann
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