Hi, Ron
I for one would like to respectfully disagree. There is no reason to think
that HJ no longer has paid Beta tester. As an end user I appreciate the
opportunity to have some input in what we, the end users like or don't like
about the product before it is released.
Further, it is clearly a Beta version and no one is compelled to participate
in the testing of it.
Have a Good Weekend
Tony
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----- Original Message -----
From: Ron Milliman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, October 09, 1999 10:33 AM
Subject: Re: Release Candidate 2 is now posted on the hj web page
> JFW listers, please excuse my ignorance, but I am a bit confused! Yes,
> even more than usual! Is the a JFW version 3.3, a version 3.31, a version
> 3.31.31 and now, a version 3.31.35 Release Candidate 2???
>
> What in the hell is going on? Why is HJ putting up program versions full
> of problems and bugs for us to find for them. Doesn't HJ have competent
> enough people to find their programming problems an bugs? If we are going
> to do their work for them, then, it seems as if some of us should be hired
> as paid beta testers.
>
> Do not misunderstand. I am very reluctant to criticize HJ because I am
> deeply appreciative of their work and am a genuine admirer of Ted Henter
> and what he has accomplished. However, releasing a program, even as a
> "release candidate" prematurely, with the objective of letting us find the
> problems and bugs, is a highly questionable practice. I suggest that they
> establish a "representative" group of typical users as paid beta testers,
> send them the release candidates, and then, after the problems and bugs
are
> worked out, HJ can put it up for the rest of us to download and/or they
can
> ship them out to us as officially released upgrades or new versions. I
> realize that even then we will probably find a few small problems, but the
> current approach is only creating chaos, giving them a poor reputation,
and
> confusing many users.
>
> Ron Milliman
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