I had this curiosity of Software Release
Alpha, Beta (can be broken into Internal vs. External)
CTP - Community Technology Preview - Not beta quality, not as wide-spread. Not necessarily feature-complete. Usually intended for partners who will build on top of the product.
Preview - Usually like a CTP.
RC (Release Candidate): Product believes it's ready to ship. One last chance for customers to provide feedback and find major blocking issues
RTM - Release to manufacturing. Final release of the product, the "Gold" release.
Source : http://stackoverflow.com/questions/736433/differences-between-ctp-alpha-beta-gamma-rtm-and-preview-for-software-releas
Alpha, Beta (can be broken into Internal vs. External)
CTP - Community Technology Preview - Not beta quality, not as wide-spread. Not necessarily feature-complete. Usually intended for partners who will build on top of the product.
Preview - Usually like a CTP.
RC (Release Candidate): Product believes it's ready to ship. One last chance for customers to provide feedback and find major blocking issues
RTM - Release to manufacturing. Final release of the product, the "Gold" release.
Source : http://stackoverflow.com/questions/736433/differences-between-ctp-alpha-beta-gamma-rtm-and-preview-for-software-releas
