On Wednesday, February 28, 2001, 6:33:07 AM, Thomas wrote:
ML>> It happens every so often when a new beta is released that some
ML>> people would jump the gun and then crying for "what's new"
ML>> if--as it usually happens--the announcement is made after a
ML>> beta release.
> The announcement *is* the beta release. Nobody should download before
> the announcement. 'Nough said.
Ok, I stand corrected for the wording. I should say "the
announcement is made after the software is put on the server.
You missed my point, though. I'm not the one who jump the gun; never
did, and never will. I'm merely trying to suggest a way that could
easily preempt such mess from happening again.
You've seen it, Maxim's announcement was only a couple of hours
later than the software had been up on the server (I'm going by the
ftp's date/time record here), and some people just couldn't wait. If
Maxim could just wait a little while, make a whatsnew.txt (of which
the content is exactly the same as the email announcement, minus the
beta link at the top) and put it into the .rar file together with
the software, wouldn't that be nice?
I know, we should just sit and wait for the announcement (I
mentioned that, too), but the fact is, some people just don't. New
users are coming in every day (I hope), and some are bound to do the
same thing. If RIT could change their practice just a little bit
(which isn't hard, IMHO, since they have to document the changes in
the announcement anyway), then we won't see this ever again. Unless
you enjoy chiding those who jump the gun each time a new beta is
out.
There are things we can only lay out the rules and enforce them when
they're breached. There are however problems that we can make some
technical adjustment and they would just go away. In this case, I
just see the latter as the better alternative.
It's, of course, up the RIT to change the procedure, and I can't say
they're wrong should they choose not to. I'm just a little tired to
see such mess happening each time a new beta is out. And it will
happen again as long as new users keep coming.
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Best regards,
Ming-Li
The Bat! 1.51 Beta/1 | Win2k Pro SP1
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