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A. The integrators need time to bring all the new features to master including new tests and resolve any conflicts. The coupled model team needs time for alpha and beta testing of the model.
Q. What's this about alpha and beta testing/versions?
A. See the documentation at Branch, Tag, and Version name conventions. New science features are not introduced in alpha and beta tags in ACME
Q. Can I add code/features before the alpha or beta tags of the version being prepared for release?
A. No. The only changes allowed during the alpha/beta phase are to fix problems with the climate simulations as revealed by alpha/beta test/tuning simulations.
Q. What if the feature is completed after the freeze but "turned off" and doesn't change answers and we'd like it in the v1 release?
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