/* Alpha, beta, RCs */

markjschreiber · andreasprlic · commit 48285ac2240d · 2016-04-09T10:57:03.000-07:00
diff --git a/_wikis/BioJava:1.5ReleasePlan.md b/_wikis/BioJava:1.5ReleasePlan.md
@@ -85,6 +85,29 @@ all relevant but it would pay to check.
 
 ### Alpha, beta, RCs
 
+#### Alpha
+
+We don't specifically make Alpha releases, the closest approximation
+would be a snapshot of the CVS repository leading up to the beta
+release.
+
+Requirements:
+
+-   Code fully compiles under Ant
+
+#### Beta
+
+A Beta release would show the likely API of a final release.
+
+Requirements:
+
+-   Code fully compiles and passes JUnit tests.
+-   All javadocs build and no warnings issued.
+-   All demos and cook demos compile.
+-   JARs, JavaDocs and source code posted to webserver (admin task)
+-   Links to download and API updated
+-   Beta released announced on mail-list and news site
+
 ### Release notes
 
 Wish-list, or Items-yet-to-be-sorted
diff --git a/_wikis/BioJava:1.5ReleasePlan.mediawiki b/_wikis/BioJava:1.5ReleasePlan.mediawiki
@@ -50,6 +50,22 @@ Someone with experience of the DAS server DAZZLE is needed to check if there are
 * Can someone run a change tool that will detect API differences that would prevent biojava 1.4 apps compiling with biojava 1.5
 
 ===Alpha, beta, RCs===
+====Alpha====
+We don't specifically make Alpha releases, the closest approximation would be a snapshot of the CVS repository leading up to the beta release.
+
+Requirements:
+*Code fully compiles under Ant
+
+====Beta====
+A Beta release would show the likely API of a final release.
+
+Requirements:
+* Code fully compiles and passes JUnit tests.
+* All javadocs build and no warnings issued.
+* All demos and cook demos compile.
+* JARs, JavaDocs and source code posted to webserver (admin task)
+* Links to download and API updated
+* Beta released announced on mail-list and news site
 
 ===Release notes===
 
