I don't know about others, but when 3.51 rolled up I thought that RL was just polishing a release to replace the faulty one on their Website - the one that somehow eliminated BayesIt. I had no idea that instead of this ostensible objective RL was going to use me as an alpha tester for a feature or enhancement that would distort the content of messages that I transmit.
Yes, I am a voluntary beta tester, and I know it is risky. I also know that RL cannot be expected to define precisely each and every possible risk. But does that mean that RL should not give me any warning regarding changes in direction of testing and harmful events that are likely to occur? I think not. And, as a beta tester, am I also obliged to test new features that are only at an alpha level of development? Again, I think not. So I have a fundamental concern here. I believe that the July 6 announcement of 3.51 on this forum (see below) was entirely misleading. This announcement goes beyond carelessness and irresponsibility. I hesitate to use terms like criminal neglect, but I believe a case could be made in such a direction. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hello Tbbeta, Please download 3.51 which is a replacement of 3.5.xx. It fixes charset issues of the latest 3.5.xx http://www.ritlabs.com/download/the_bat/beta/thebat_pro_3-51.msi http://www.ritlabs.com/download/the_bat/beta/thebat_home_3-51.msi If these MSIs would be OK, we will update the download page at the website and proceed to other fixes. -- Best regards, Maxim Masiutin mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Many times and many people have asked RL for a roadmap. We never seem to get that roadmap - at least not in advance of any journey. Many times and many people have asked RL to distinguish between alpha testing and beta testing, in particular to do more and better in-house testing before distributing a so-called "beta" release to this community. Nothing said on this forum seems to have any lasting impact. Many times and many people have complained about broken promises in respect to development of features and direction of testing. It all seems to be like water off a duck's back. Before I continue testing RL products, not to speak of buying RL products, I want to know whether RL has any ethics, any moral scruples, that take precedence over the acquisition of euros. -- jaywalker Windows XP Pro SP2 and The Bat! Pro (No OTFE) 3.5.36 ________________________________________________________ Current beta is 3.51.4 | '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/
