Is F # RC equal to RTM?
No, RC from a couple of months ago. The RTM has just been released.
http://blogs.msdn.com/dsyme/archive/2010/04/12/f-2-0-released-as-part-of-visual-studio-2010.aspx
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Following previous releases of F #, Don Sime has included detailed change notes on his blog. But I haven't seen anything yet: http://blogs.msdn.com/dsyme/default.aspx
I am not currently accepting any changes that are not bug fixes (RC was announced as "2.0" here ).
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RC stands for Release Candidate, so it means this is a potential build that will actually be released to manufacturers. It looks like a public beta that is being rigorously tested before finalization.
After the glad RC, the developers decided to release it and the first release is RTM (Release To Manufacturers) which is sent to manufacturers so they can start implementing it in their software / devices.
Therefore the current RC MAY will be RTM, but not necessarily. If they find any bugs or problems, they will release a new RC test and then release it to the manufacturers.
Take a look at the following page: Wikipedia Software Life Cycle
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Do you mean F # 2.0? Then he is already completely released. 1 day ago, according to Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F_Sharp_(programming_language)
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