On Thu 5-Jun-03 9:54pm-0400, Mark Smitka wrote:
> I would've expected that the goal of b8 would've been to fix bugs found
> in b7 (and earlier versions), and to work toward a 1.63 final.
Yes, plus to add features that are missing, like access to external
editors, pre-inbox filtering, pre-outbox filtering, macros that pass
strings to and receive them from externals, etc.
> For whatever reason, it seems that with every new TB! beta build,
> there are significant changes made, that IMO, would be best moved to
> the 2.0 project.
Who cares whether the next release is called 1.63 or 2.0? If 1.62r
were full of errors, then getting a 1.63 out fairly quickly WOULD be
very important. However, 1.62r is quite stable.
> In other words: Release a stable, bug-free (as much as possible),
> 1.63, and put every new feature in the 2.0 project. Based on what
> I've seen so far, it seems that there may be potential problems in
> b8 that will require a b9. And, of course, if b9 includes anything
> but the fixes for the issues in b8, there will need to be a b10.
OK, so you don't like new features - fine - stick with 1.62r. Having
a few more betas is likely when new features are being added. That's
what happens in the beta process. Perhaps these should be called
alphas until a release candidate is ready. Then new features would be
frozen out and bug fixes only would be addressed - unless a fairly
simple new feature can be squeezed in :-)
> Of course, I certainly feel that I've gotten my money's worth out of
> my 1.x registration, but come on guys/gals . . finish up 1.x and
> move on. :)
Well I haven't gotten MY money's worth, I purchased it less than a
month ago. I'd be happy to continue beta testing for another year or
so :-)
--
Best regards,
Bill
"Nothing happens in contradiction to nature;
only in contradiction to what we know of it."
[Agent Sculley, "X-Files"]
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