V4 beta Sep-10-2020 available now

 From:  pior (PIOR_O)
9942.18 In reply to 9942.16 
Congratulations on the release and bug fixes !

One remark about the beta period : it would be great to have an elegant way to warn the user about a beta period being just about to end. Of course I understand that in theory one shouldn't do serious work with a beta, but in practice it obviously happens ; and it can be frustrating to be forced to update a piece of software just to keep working on an ongoing piece (as this just happened to me at this very minute :D). Most of the time it is 100% fine, but it can get troublesome when working towards an upcoming deadline, or when cut off from the internet (not sure if the current system accounts for that). I think it would be fair to expect beta periods to at the very least have some overlap of a few days to a few weeks, while giving the user some warnings about the requirement to update soon.

There's no perfect solution to that issue of course, but I feel like it could be handled better than the way it is done at this time, which essentially prevents the user from working for a while. I hope this make sense !

That said, maybe that's just a coincidence on my end ? Not sure if the validity of the beta period is per user, or tied to the releases/established calendar dates.