Yukihiro Matsumoto wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> In message "Will 1.8.2 release get recent changes?"
>     on 04/07/28, "H. Simpson" <nospam / asdlkfjhasldkjfsadlfhskadjfahsldfks.com> writes:
> 
> |I'm a bit confused about the Ruby versioning process because the stable 
> |snapshot was at version 1.8.2 long before Ruby 1.8.2-preview1 was announced.
> 
> The version number of snapshot goes up when I decide to release a new
> version.  Previews are release candidates which still might have bugs,
> because quite a few people try snapshots.
> 
> |Will Ruby 1.8.2 release contain changes to the stable snapshots that 
> |occur after Ruby 1.8.2-preview1?
> 
> Yes.
> 
> 							matz.
> 
> 

Thanks for making this clear.

And BIG T H A N K S ! ! ! ! ! ! for giving us such a fantastic 
programming language!