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Originally Posted by Paul M
I think Staff members got a preview version of RC1 .... so a few bug fixes may be missing.
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Yes, this is correct. It was critical to our testing process and allowed a shorter release time. We did something similar with the release of vBulletin 3 when we had a limited beta release before the public release. This is standard operating procedure with most software companies. We didn't need to open the limited beta period up to customer application this time because we have enough staff and volunteers at this site to help with that initial bug-testing period.
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I am sorry if this policy "enrages" some of you but I don't see the practice changing in the foreseeable future as it allows us to build a better product.