> I have vague recollection about some of us being asked to participate and I > know *I* haven't started yet. I hope they are serious about testing or are > planning to slip the release date. > > Tony
The websites for Protel and PCAD invite their visitors to apply to become beta testers for Altium products (which I have done). ISTR that a message was also posted to the Protel and PCAD mailing lists advising users to apply to become a beta tester (if they thought they were suitable for that task). However, other postings to this forum suggest that being accepted as a beta tester doesn't imply that such users will necessarily be asked to test *all* releases of beta software. The last I heard, Phoenix is supposed to be released during Q1/2002. As such, it could be released as late as late March next year without slipping from that schedule. If nobody is beta testing as of yet, that suggests a reasonably tight schedule, but for all I know, there could be some users beta testing already (possibly with NDAs requiring them to refrain from disclosing that they actually are beta testers). It could be argued as to how long is suitable for beta testing. A long test period *should* result in more bugs being found (hopefully all of them), but the counter argument is to ship product ASAP. As I suspect that some bugs will in fact slip through (regardless of how long the beta testing period is), what will be at least as critical is how long it will take to release followup SPs (and how many of these there will be)... Regards, Geoff Harland. ----------------------------- E-Mail Disclaimer The Information in this e-mail is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee. Access to this e-mail by anyone else is unauthorised. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. Any opinions or advice contained in this e-mail are confidential and not for public display. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/proteledaforum@techservinc.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
