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Release Candidate usually means that they stop adding new features, and now only fix remaining bugs before official release. it's still considered beta but a "freeze" beta.
There can be RC1, RC2, etc. up until they think it's stable enough for a 4.0 final.
development usually goes through this steps : alpha > beta > RC > Final.
4.0b12 has a major bug in the webpage printing feature (no layout at all, only letters).
I forgot to test if it was corrected in the RC1.
For me, this RC1 means I will have to work on my add-on for a final release soon, or more users will complain that it doesn't work on 4.0
more work for me
Users are reporting that their currently installed add-on are not compatible, while the developers already know it and usually have already a new beta version available, but users just don't check if there's one, they just complain and Mozilla report their comments to tell us to work on a new version (which is already done).
There's another way to disable add-on version checking without installing this add-on, but I guess it's easier for the common users to use it.
There can be RC1, RC2, etc. up until they think it's stable enough for a 4.0 final.
development usually goes through this steps : alpha > beta > RC > Final.
4.0b12 has a major bug in the webpage printing feature (no layout at all, only letters).
I forgot to test if it was corrected in the RC1.
For me, this RC1 means I will have to work on my add-on for a final release soon, or more users will complain that it doesn't work on 4.0
more work for me
Add-on developers don't like this add-on !Swiizard said:When you install "nightly tester tools" you can force the installation of add-ons, and the most I have just work.
Users are reporting that their currently installed add-on are not compatible, while the developers already know it and usually have already a new beta version available, but users just don't check if there's one, they just complain and Mozilla report their comments to tell us to work on a new version (which is already done).
There's another way to disable add-on version checking without installing this add-on, but I guess it's easier for the common users to use it.