Description of problem: When I go to "System Settings -> About this System" in KDE, I'm not informed that this system is a pre-release version (Beta version, in this case). Yes /etc/os-release includes this information (/etc/fedora-release doesn't, though, not sure whether it should be there as well). In comparison, a similar dialog in GNOME shows the pre-release information correctly. The following release criterion says: "Any component which prominently identifies a Fedora release version number, code name, milestone (Beta, Final), or Edition (Workstation, Server, CoreOS) must do so correctly. " https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Basic_Release_Criteria#Self-identification It looks like our Fedora KDE spin might be violating this criterion. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Fedora-KDE-Live-x86_64-40_Beta-1.10.iso kinfocenter-6.0.2-1.fc40 How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: 1. install F40 KDE Beta 2. go to System Settings -> About this System 3. see that Beta/Prerelease information isn't shown
Created attachment 2022899 [details] About system dialog in KDE
Created attachment 2022900 [details] About system dialog in GNOME
This is the same at least as far back as Fedora 28. The latest KDE Beta I happen to still have before that is 22, and AFAICT there is no equivalent screen in 22.
discussed at the F40 Beta Go/No-Go meeting, acting as a blocker review meeting, on 2024-03-21 - https://meetbot-raw.fedoraproject.org/meeting_matrix_fedoraproject-org/2024-03-21/f40-beta-go-no-go-meeting.2024-03-21-17.03.html . We decided to reject this. The screen doesn't outright *misidentify* the compose's number or milestone - it doesn't claim it's a final release, it just fails to note it's a Beta. It gets the release number right. We noted that the user will inevitably encounter several other where the Beta status is noted, and in at least 12 releases, this does not appear to have actually confused anyone, which is what the criterion intends to avoid happening.