Does SR1 mean that version 4.1 is official and available for general use now? I would have thought an SR was a patch for an official version, but since the announcement calls it a beta, it sounds like 4.1 is only available on the beta channel.
The current theory (unconfirmed by Logos) is that 4.1 has gone gold, but they're holding off releasing it on the stable channel until after the official release of the Mac version. We assume they want to be able to announce parity between the two versions, which they can't if the Windows version is on 4.1.
It is not available on the normal update channel yet. You are right, SR-# usually means a patch after a release but in this case it is just a clean-up before release. We'll get the download notice when it is in the Official Release status.
Hi Mark, I've read similar theories this week and it just wouldn't seem right for marketing purposes to hold off a release of this magnitude. That would equate to unnecessarily denying folks basic functionality such as printing that they have already been patiently waiting months for. A bunch of folks are not going to download 4.1 until Logos gives it the gold stamp. I sure hope the theories are not correct. [:#]
Blessings!
A bunch of folks are not going to download 4.1 until Logos gives it the gold stamp.
4.1 SR-1 is one release after "Gold" ie. it came 15 days after RC2. If they had released it as 4.1 RC3 then there would be some doubts about "Gold".
A bunch of folks are not going to download 4.1 until Logos gives it the gold stamp. 4.1 SR-1 is one release after "Gold" ie. it came 15 days after RC2. If they had released it as 4.1 RC3 then there would be some doubts about "Gold".
If 4.1 is an "official" or Gold release, then why hasn't Logos informed us of such. Also, why is SR-1 only available on the Beta Channel. There's something odd here - a SR coming before an official release. Maybe Logos will chime in to clear up the confusion.
That is really weird. They've still not declared RC2 as "Gold" so that means that 4.1 gold has still not officially been released? Now suppose they are holding off on announcing it until after Mac L4's official release? Then they'll have the situation that 4.1 SR-1 released before 4.1 Gold.
Furthermore, since 4.1 SR-1 has been released now on the stable channel, it is no longer possible to download RC2, whether it is declared "gold" or not. EDIT: Oops, I just read Ray's later post that said SR1 is only available on the beta channel thus far.
Nonetheless, to Ray and anyone else who was wondering, a Service Release (SR) is as stable as, if not more stable than, a "Gold" release. It's just puzzling why they've thus far skipped calling RC2 the "Gold" release. Maybe it's an internal decision/assumption they've made, but they simply forgot to update the Release Notes wiki page. (But then they forgot to blog about the release being final, too...[*-)])
EDIT: No, the more I think of it, the more I think this must have something to do with waiting to announce 4.1 "gold" and release SR-1 on the stable channel until after Mac ships.
We assume they want to be able to announce parity between the two versions
While I think they are holding off 4.1 until the Mac version is officially unveiled, I don't think this is the reason. It would be hard to claim parity when some things are still missing (handouts) and some issues remain (slowdowns in various parts, scrolling issues, still some tools here and there incomplete, etc). It actually annoys me a little that the current Mac version is called gold master since I don't think it's ready for that designation. It would annoy me more if parity was pushed too far, particularly if it were something gimmicky like holding off 4.1 for that purpose. So I don't think that's what they are doing... I hope.
particularly if it were something gimmicky like holding off 4.1 for that purpose.
Perhaps I'm being unfair. We don't know the full story. Maybe it's something as simple as making sure support don't have to cope with 4.1 calls into they've got the Mac release out of the door.
Or perhaps (and now I think about it, perhaps this is more likely) it's to ensure Mac 4.0 users can fully sync from their Windows installation before the Windows version updates and won't sync everything any longer (I think shortcuts and bookmarks won't sync from 4.1 to 4.0). A lot of Mac users have been using the Windows version on Parallels, and I imagine the first thing they'd want to do after the Mac version ships is to get their data synced.
Ok Mark your speculation makes more sense than mine.
(I think shortcuts and bookmarks won't sync from 4.1 to 4.0)
I dunno, I use both side-by-side, 4.1 on Fusion/Bootcamp and the various Mac releases. I don't use Favorites so I can't speak to its syncing, but I've not had trouble with my few shortcuts.
I've not had trouble with my few shortcuts.
The release notes from 4.1 beta 2 say: "New shortcut data is being synchronized, with older versions prevented from downloading the new shortcuts."
I've not been one to go the beta route but am temted to with this SR1. I'm not dying for the added features but just anxious to play around. For those of you that have installed it, how has it performed? Is it as stable as the latest nonbeta? What are your thoughts?
I've not had trouble with my few shortcuts. The release notes from 4.1 beta 2 say: "New shortcut data is being synchronized, with older versions prevented from downloading the new shortcuts."
A shortcut created in 4.1 will download to older versions without the additional data attributes from 4.1 (if memory serves me right)!
Is it as stable as the latest nonbeta?
I didn't really want to be a "tester", but I jumped in at about beta #4 and haven't had any problems. On the other hand, I watch the forums and if a bug surfaces I avoid whatever caused it. IMO this series of betas seemed to be free of serious bugs. Others may have a different opinion/experience. I feel Logos has some talented programmers on board.
I'm not dying for the added features but just anxious to play around.
My experience with 4.1 has been positive - it is stable and performs as well as 4.0d! But read the reports (RC2 and SR-1) in this Forum from other users who undoubtedly utilise different features of L4 or use the same ones differently.
I will say that SR-1 will behave no differently on the stable channel when released than it does on the beta channel!
Logos4 for Mac is now released.
It's a non-beta release in all but name, so I'd go for it.
If you install it from this link, you won't have to mess about with channels: http://downloads.logos.com/LBS4/InstallerBeta/Logos4Setup.exe
I'm not a beta person but I tried the link Mark indicated for 4.1 beta. Installed fine etc. Absent knowing what's new, everything as before (meaning ok). But tried a print/export in a resource box and promptly crashed it. I'm probably unusual since this pc's never had a printer installed from the W7 release. The export though would sure be great. I'll wait for the auto-update.
Strange. But I'm also using the Logos 4 Mac SR1 Beta so maybe that is set to work with the new 4.1 format.
Our DVD-ROMs are cross-platform, so the Windows team had to decide whether 4.0d or 4.1 was going to go on the DVD burnt for the Logos Mac 4.0 release. The pre-announced October 1st ship date for Mac meant there was a hard deadline for producing that master DVD-ROM (in order to have enough time to get the discs back from replication to start shipping on October 1); as the deadline approached, we decided that 4.1 was close enough to being finished (and a much better product than 4.0d) that it should go on the new DVD.
However, we hadn't tested it as long or as thoroughly as a normal RC build (due to schedule pressure at the end), so we decided to keep it on the beta channel for a few more days, rather than releasing it immediately to stable (as we do with a regular RC that "goes gold"). During that period we identified a few bugs that we decided would be worth fixing before releasing 4.1 to the stable channel. If we hadn't already burnt the DVD, we would have called this new release "RC 3". However, to avoid potential confusion from having two different builds identify themselves as simply "4.1" (RC releases don't have any other designation) in the About dialog, we called this bugfix release "SR-1". The next release (think of it as "RC 4") will be called "SR-2".
We anticipate pushing SR-2 to the stable channel in the near future, since it has fixed all the major issues that we discovered with RC 2. For DVD purchasers, SR-2 will be a 40MB download to get these latest fixes (and it may even be available on the web before the disc arrives in the mail). For existing 4.0d users, SR-2 will just be one download and upgrade (rather than three upgrade cycles for RC 2, then SR-1, then SR-2, if we had released each build as it was available).
We want to release 4.1 as soon as we can, so that we can start the 4.2 beta programme; we also want it to be a really stable release when it's automatically pushed out to thousands of existing customers. I agree that the nomenclature is unusual; it's an unfortunate artifact of how the timing of things worked out here for this release.
Thanks for the explanation and clairfication Bradley.
There goes another conspiracy theory. [U]
There goes another conspiracy theory.
Thomas -
I think you got that wrong - it finally proves there was one. And we were caught up in it. [:D]
The next release (think of it as "RC 4") will be called "SR-2"
Thank you for the explanation. It should prevent a major change to the Update Channel theory on the wiki!
so that we can start the 4.2 beta programme
I'm satisfied with 4.1 as is. So you can go ahead and send me 4.2 Beta 1 to begin testing. [:P]
Just trying to help[;)]
I'm satisfied with 4.1 as is. So you can go ahead and send me 4.2 Beta 1 to begin testing.
Me too. Bring it on!
I just salivated involuntarily.
http://www.logos.com/L4/support/whatsnew41
so that we can start the 4.2 beta programme I just salivated involuntarily.
Dr. Pavlov would be so proud.
It looks like this is a really good release, lots of bug fixes and improvements...
