erland;441747 Wrote: > > I suppose Logitech could rename the last one to "alpha" but I've a hard > time seeing how a name change would make a big improvement.
I don't think people are looking for "improvement" by renaming it. The "perception" out there is that when software is in "Beta" regular user are invited to test with "some" caveats. This means that most of the product "core" functionality is in place and almost finished. Have you seen how long google keeps "betas" out there for regular end users to test? This "beta" code is highly polished. I'm not trying to be strict, but when "Alpha" code is released it's understood that this type of release is targeted for developers or skilled end users (techies) with the understanding that not all functions are available or completed and that lots of "visible" bugs that had not yet been addressed by the core developers still exist. In other words, very unstable code. Again, I'm not trying to say that this rule is written in stone... but beta is to uncover how the code wiill behave in the computer environment of as many "regular" (joe six pack) users as possible. The "beta" trial should help uncover bugs related to interactions with other programs in the plethora of "non-development" "non-techie" environments out there. Very stable code as the company/developer does not want to leave the wrong impression on potential buyers. -- tamanaco ------------------------------------------------------------------------ tamanaco's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4620 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=65677 _______________________________________________ beta mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/beta
