On Sun, 3 Apr 2005 23:12:58 +0700GMT (3-4-2005, 18:12 +0100, where I live), Thomas Fernandez wrote:
...<snip> > An alpha version is by definition an in-house testing version that is > not ready yet to be let loose on the external beta testers. When the > software house thinks that all bugs have been found and fixed, the > software goes into beta testing. The external beta testers will > invariably find more bugs, because everybody uses a software > differently, and often in a way the in-house developers didn't think > of. That's the whole purpose of beta-testing. > The reason that an alpha version of TB was released to the beta > testers is (IMHO) a direct response to the wishes (pressure?) of this > list. Adventurous list members are taking part in the alpha (which is > certainly before beta, i.e. pre-beta) testing, and that has caused > quite some traffic on this list. That's all, as far as I can see. > While this means that the difference between an alpha and a beta > version has become blurred, I see no reason to change the list rules > and subject lines. You have my vote! -- cheers, Henk ______________________________________________________________________ The Bat!� Natural Email System v3.0.9.12 Professional on Windows XP SP2 When your key is not certified with a trusted signature! Keysigning is possible when you have a X.509 certificate from Thawte or CAcert with your name on it
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