Jillian Carroll writes: > Two companies doing something incorrectly doesn't make it correct.
Who's to say it's 'incorrect' tho? If Macromedia is OK with publicly displaying their 'beta' version...isn't that their option? Also...I could be waaaaaaaay off here (it's happened before)...but I would guess that a very large majority of macromedia.com's visitors are CF and/or Flash developers. We go to download trial software, mix it up on the forums, grab some tags at the developer's exchanges, etc. In other words...it's really a community of developers. IMO, displaying a 'beta' to a group of developers (the users in this case) is what you want to do. The more feedback you have, the more likely you are to find the glitches. Just my opinion of course. In the strictest of terms, yes...a beta is -not- made available to the public. It might have been a poor choice of words...but I interpret it to mean that, based on -our- input, changes will be made. Bottom line...if MM is okay with unveiling a site that they know is 'buggy' in hopes of getting feedback, that's their choice. Nothing 'incorrect' about it. Again, just my $0.02. If I have any change coming to me, just paypal it :) Charlie > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Benoit Hediard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: March 5, 2003 10:41 AM >> To: CF-Talk >> Subject: RE: New Macromedia.com launched! >> >> >> > If it's a beta version, why is it public then? >> >> Sometimes when you are trying to experiment new things, you >> don't have any choices than to experiment "live". >> >> Look at Google News (http://news.google.com/), it has been >> launch to the public several months ago (nearly a year) and >> it is still Google News "Beta". >> >> Benoit Hediard >> www.benorama.com >> >> > -----Message d'origine----- >> > De : Scott Wilhelm [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > Envoy� : mercredi 5 mars 2003 17:21 >> > � : CF-Talk >> > Objet : RE: New Macromedia.com launched! >> > >> > >> > If it's a beta version, why is it public then? >> > >> > I mean, I wouldn't think that it's a good practice to put >> your beta's >> > directly out to the public. >> > >> > Just my 2 cents. >> > >> > Scott >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: Benoit Hediard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 11:00 AM >> > To: CF-Talk >> > Subject: RE: New Macromedia.com launched! >> > >> > >> > Come on guys... it is a Beta version. >> > Is there only "never happy" people on this list? >> > >> > > Marcromedia needs to stop it with all their flash >> everywhere... it's >> > > bad design, slow and confusing in many regards... >> > >> > I disagree about the "bad design" and "confusing things" arguments >> > (... agree about the "slow" one). The organisation of the >> site seems >> > to be much clear than the previous one. >> > >> > The home page is not intended to ColdFusion Developers... >> but any kind >> > of audience, that's why it requires a "flashy" brand/corporate >> > look&feel. If you don't like it, just go directly to >> > http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/mx/coldfusion/, you don't >> have to go >> > through it. >> > (there was already a big marketing flash movie in the previous home >> > page) >> > >> > > They keep changing the groupings of things as well ... >> quite a pain >> > > this morning to find the Exchanges... had to use the site map.... >> > >> > Not very hard... >> > Select "Product > ColdFusion MX" on the home page, and then >> you'll get >> > a direct access to the exchange. (and it will remember this setting) >> > >> > > That corner loading/initiaing thing is annoying and >> doesn't make me >> > > feel the site is any more responsive... >> > > >> > > Hopefully they revise this... >> > > >> > > Oh and the Exchange by default shows some goofy >> collection of files >> > > initially... you have to go to a right side of screen block to >> > > select show newest... a change from how it historically has >> > worked... >> > >> > Once you have selected "Newest", it will also remember this >> settings >> > for your next visit (no changes to your historical habits). >> > >> > Come on guys, move forward... >> > >> > >> > Benoit Hediard >> > www.benorama.com >> > >> > >> > >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
