On Fri, 20 Sep 2002, Barry A. Warsaw wrote: > >>>>> "TR" == Tom Ryan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > TR> Sorry, I should have clarified that.. however, doesn't Barry > TR> need at least *some* people to run the beta under load to help > TR> iron out the problems :)
Oh, absolutely! The early adopters play a crucial role in moving the beta toward a solid release. If it were not for these folks, we would all be stuck with being forced to be beta-testers. (Probably paying for the privilege, too, because the best way to make something sub-standard into something valuable is to put a lot of marketing behind it and charge people money for it. For example, Windows 95 and 98 are both (IMHO) beta software that Micro$oft made a pile of money off of on the way toward Windows 2000, all-in-all a solid product.) I -much- prefer the way it is done in the open source community. > TR> Needless to say, I am one of those persons :) > > Yes! And greatly appreciated, not just by me, but by all those other > folks who have to or want to wait until the final release. Every bug > we squash now is one that (hopefully <wink>) won't bite people later. > > -Barry I, too, greatly appreciate the time, energy, efforts, and contributions of those who elect to run with beta versions. I owe a countless debt to you, Tom, and thousands like you, since I use a wide variety of open source software for many aspects of both my personal and professional life. In fact, I would greatly like to join your ranks; alas! I do not have the time to give; I wouldn't even have the time to keep Mailman up to date with the latest beta version, which Barry has pointed out in a recent posting is an important part of being a beta tester. So, my original purpose in waving the yellow flag for Nathan was just to make sure that these aspects were "on the table", in addition to the discussion about the sought-after feature. I had the sense that Nathan is in a situation more like mine, where beta software is (no offense!) to be avoided when possible. - Andrew ---------------------------------------------------------------- Mailman Administrator - http://www.tux.org/mailman/listinfo/ ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/
