MySQL™: The World’s Most Popular Open Source Database 134 Ultra-Conservative Versioning • Not one single release leaves the company until all known repeatable fatal bugs have been fixed or properly documented – Alpha • first public release of a new version – Beta • feature freeze • many old customers put betas in production use – Gamma • beta turns to gamma when one month has passed without fatal bugs – Production • gamma turns to production when one month has passed without fatal bugs Copyright 2003 MySQL AB