CBM: "Alpha? That's the first release that means we think it's ready to try"
"Beta? That's the stuff where we think it's ready for YOU to try, and to
suggest new things for us to do, and find our bugs"
"Gamma? That's where we won't change it anymore, and where you ONLY find bugs
for us"
"Omega? That's where we admit we have no idea what the hell we're doing"
–Ben–
Hum. Omega usually refers to angular velocity, as when you're going around
in circles and are concerned about the amount of centripetal stress you're
undergoing. As we all know, excessive stress leads to non-linear behavior
and/or permanent tensile damage. <shudda burned that physics text book>