Re: Mark non-released versions distinctively

[John Darrington]

On Wed, Jan 20, 2016 at 08:32:50AM -0800, Ben Pfaff wrote:
     On Mon, Jan 18, 2016 at 08:56:27PM +0100, John Darrington wrote:
     > It is becoming increasingly apparent that people are using our git
     > snapshots for production use.  People then complain when things
     > don't work as well as they'd expected.
     > 
     > I'm suggesting this patch.  It marks odd numbered versions as intended
     > for testing and not recommended for everyday use.
     > 
     > 
     > Any objections.
     
     It seems reasonable but I think we really need this for the GUI, not the
     terminal interface.

We could do that in two ways:

1. We can put a similar message on the splash screen; OR

2. We could have an overlay which stays permanantly overprinted above the other
windows.

What do you think best?

J'

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