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Whats the relationship between OCIs TAO and the DOC Groups TAO?

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Whats the relationship between OCIs TAO and the DOC Groups TAO?

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OCI’s Distribution of TAO is signified with a letter in the version number (e.g., TAO 1.3a, TAO 1.4a), whereas DOC Group release version numbers do not include a letter (e.g., TAO 1.4, TAO 1.5). OCI patch releases also indicate a patch level (e.g., TAO 1.4a_p12), whereas DOC Group beta kits indicate the beta number after a major release (e.g., TAO 1.5.4). Each OCI release is derived from a DOC Group version (for example, TAO 1.4a was derived from TAO 1.4.3), but an OCI release does not correspond exactly to any DOC Group release. OCI seeks to maintain extremely stable, fully-tested, open source products backed by commercial support, training, consulting, and accompanied by extensive documentation and binaries on CD-ROM available for purchase. Many organizations desire a commercially-supported release of TAO as a basis for their mission critical applications. The DOC Group’s primary focus is research and development rather than commercial support. Support is provided on a “best effort”