[Mainly for R-foundation members; but kept in public for general
brainstorming...]
>>>>> "Simon" == Simon Urbanek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>>> on Thu, 3 Nov 2005 12:16:25 -0500 writes:
<............>
Simon> As Brian was saying, the error was fixed in R
Simon> immediately after the release - strangely enough no
Simon> one reported the error during the alpha and beta
Simon> cycle although both the GUI and R binaries were
Simon> available for download :(.
Unfortunately, the phrase "strangely enough" could be replaced with
``as almost always''.
Maybe we (the R-foundation) should give serious thoughts to
offer prizes for valid bug reports during alpha and beta
testing. These could include
- Reduced fee for 'useR' and 'DSC' conferences
- being listed as helpful person in R's 'THANKS' file
{but that may not entice those who are already listed},
or even in the NEWS of the new relase
or on the "Hall of fame of R beta testers"
In order to discourage an increased number of non-bug reports we
may have to also open a "hall of shame" though...
Martin
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