> Since both download links on the front page now leads to
> http://boinc.berkeley.edu/download.php
> Where you can download Boinc v4,19, I would say that the
> people behind Boinc don't consider those versions alpha.
> If v4,19 was alpha they would'nt release it to the public
> so fast.
>
Yes, but 4.14, 4.15, 4.16, and 4.17 were not released to the public. 4.50 - 4.61 were not released to the public either (don't know about 4.62 yet). The point is that there is a higher risk until it has been tested sufficiently. The length of testing needed depends upon the amount of change since the last version. There have been a couple of truly bad drops to the Alpha testers...

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