Just wanted to say, my sentiments exactly.
On Wed, 17 May 2000, Allen wrote:
> Step 1: Remember, this is a *BETA* test (i stress the word BETA).
>
> Step 2: Realize that nowhere, nor at any time, did the Mandrake Team state
> that they would notify of updates to the beta.
>
> Step 3: Welcome to the bleeding edge bay-bee!!
>
> Step 4: Realize that updates of this magnitude have take place at least once
> per week since the beta process started.
>
> Step 5: That is the whole point of a beta test, to find bugs, and *fix* them,
> hence new and updated packages.
>
> Step 6: Be happy this is not a Redhat Beta, where a broken package gets
> released in the beta, and the only time you get a chance to fix it, is if you
> make your own updated package, *or* wait for the final release (ie, RH only
> releases 1 snapshot, and no subsequent updates, making step 5 above non
> existent)
>
> Step 7: Don't complain when Beta Software breaks something on your system,
> after all, it is BETA.
>
> Step 8: If you do not want to download the updates, the install a snapshot,
> and report bugs from there. But don't get offended when someone tells you that
> a reported bug, has been fixed in an updated package.
>
> Step 9: If you want to download the updates, do so, again, at your
> peril/leasure (whatever suits you), and report bugs as you go.
>
> Step 10: Go back to Step 1.
>
> just my 2c.
>
> I don't like hearing complaints, when the process here has been quite straight
> forward since day 1.
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