Experimental commit for allowing courses to be visible before start.

lms/djangoapps/course_blocks/transformers/start_date.py

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class StartDateTransformer(FilteringTransformerMixin, BlockStructureTransformer)
         if usage_info.has_staff_access:
             return [block_structure.create_universal_filter()]
 
-        removal_condition = lambda block_key: not check_start_date(
+        removal_condition = lambda block_key: block_key.block_type != 'course' and not check_start_date(
             usage_info.user,
             block_structure.get_xblock_field(block_key, 'days_early_for_beta'),
             self._get_merged_start_date(block_structure, block_key),

lms/djangoapps/courseware/access_utils.py

@@ -60,8 +60,6 @@ def check_start_date(user, days_early_for_beta, start, course_key):
     Returns:
         AccessResponse: Either ACCESS_GRANTED or StartDateError.
     """
-    if COURSE_PRE_START_ACCESS_FLAG.is_enabled(course_key):
-        return ACCESS_GRANTED
     start_dates_disabled = settings.FEATURES['DISABLE_START_DATES']
     if start_dates_disabled and not is_masquerading_as_student(user, course_key):
         return ACCESS_GRANTED