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 == Beta builds ==
-There are no beta builds of either Cumulus 1 or Cumulus MX. Although much of the content is identical (and shown below), there are differences between this configuration file for Cumulus 1 as shown here and for MX, the differences for MX are given [[Cumulus.ini_(Beta)|in this article]].
-When there is a beta build, there may be changes to the information shown below with additional sections and/or additional parameters (attribute=value) under test.  Brief details of such changes will be given in the support forum announcement for the relevant build. New sections and/or attributes and/or values for beta versions of Cumulus are not listed here until the version becomes 'live', but for details of beta tests see  [https://cumulus.hosiene.co.uk/viewforum.php?f=2 the forum].
+When beta builds of Cumulus 1 were made by Steve Loft, they could be downloaded by anybody, and if there were any differences for the configuration file in that beta they would be listed in the [[Cumulus.ini_(Beta)|Cumulus.ini Beta article]], because some people might decide to use last stable release. When that beta ended, and only the stable release was available, any details from the beta page would be transferred into this article.
-'''CURRENTLY CUMULUS MX specific parameters are listed on [[Cumulus.ini (Beta)|another]] page.'''
+Now that Cumulus 1 is no longer under development, it will not have any beta builds.
+Steve Loft kept MX in beta while he was developing it. This page continued to show what applied to Cumulus 1, and what applied to MX was placed in the [[Cumulus.ini_(Beta)|Cumulus.ini Beta article]].
+After Mark Crossley took over development of MX he ended that beta.  All information that was on the beta page was moved into this article that now covers both Cumulus 1 and MX in one place.
+When Mark is producing a new major version of MX he typically issues it in beta to a restricted number of users by email, he does not make any beta release public.  For this reason, it is not anticipated there is going to be any use of the [[Cumulus.ini_(Beta)|Cumulus.ini Beta article]] while Cumulus 3 (MX) continues to develop, although of course a Cumulus 4 is in development and we wait to see what might happen when that is ready for a public release.
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