Tuesday, January 18, 2005, 7:11:05 AM, you wrote:
EJM>> Time lines are important. > Sorry but that's rubbish in this case. It doesn't make a penny worth of > difference whether they bring out the beta tomorrow or this time next > week. I'm sure they're trying to get the best possible programme out to > the testers or else we'll have a rehash of all the moaners coming out of > the woodwork yet again for another week or two. I believe you have missed my point. As I indicated, time lines are important to me. You asked why I keep asking, I gave you a very up front and clear answer. EJM>> My question was a simple inquiry to find out where we are at right EJM>> now. > And my answer was just as simple. Be patient and wait for a, hopefully, > fairly bug free beta which will be released when they are ready to > release it. If they promised to release it, say, tomorrow and it came > out full of bugs, you'd be up in arms saying "Why release a buggy > version?" They are trying to avoid that, it seems to me, and yet people > still complain. They can't win and I pity them because they have given > us a quite wonderful, IMHO, product that does 95% of what people want > 95% of the time, or am I just easily satisfied? I simply don't agree. The be patient and wait routine does not work for daily business. Without time frames, things simply don't get done. In this case, I did not ask them to complete something for today or tomorrow. I simply asked for a time frame. It is a very reasonable request and provided in the spirit of a simple ask. Again, the best person to answer this question is Max and he will do so when he can. What I do find frustrating is every time one asks a simple question of this list, it simply goes over the top. Maybe a lesson is the making for me. Jerry. -- Ethan J. Mings Principal, The Desk ________________________________________________________ Current beta is 3.0.2.10 | 'Using TBBETA' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html IMPORTANT: To register as a Beta tester, use this link first - http://www.ritlabs.com/en/partners/testers/
