On Sat, 20 Aug 2011, PMario wrote:
It would be useful if the alpha handling was a bit more automated but
we're not quite there yet, ...
ok. Since alpha channel worked quite well, since it was introduced, I
thought it is automated allready. So thx to chris-bot for the work
done :)
chris-bot does a fair amount under cover of darkness...I should make
some clones.
As Martin said at [1] the beta process doesn't work for file TWs. Or
better the community.
And I think one reason could be the following:
* All my file TWs contain valuable data.
* I don't want to use betas with valuable data.
* I don't even update them, without a reason.
* So if I decide to test a beta, I test it with a "test-beta" TW
** Since a "test-beta TW" doesn't contain valuable data it is rearly
used -> "not tested"
I think this is a reason, why the community starts testing with
releases and the reactions are quite harsh, if a release breaks
stuff.
That seems like a pretty good explanation of what's going on, but if
your analysis is correct, I don't see any easy solutions. I've got two
opinions though:
* Having broken-ness in releases is a normal part of the process. It
keeps dialog happening and dialog helps keep stuff happening.
Where that broken-ness causes angry reactions that suggests that the
features that break are poorly considered on various angles:
* They are too hard to test.
* Too complex to get right.
In those cases maybe they shouldn't exist?
* Personally, I think the self-update functionality is one of those
things that is too hard to test, too complex, and sets up bad
expectations. It should be removed and people should not do
self-update. Instead they should import their existing wikis into
new versions if they feel like it.
That's a _far_ safer way to manage one's data and just a better way
of managing one's information.
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Chris Dent http://burningchrome.com/
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