Hello Goncalo, Sunday, January 15, 2006, 3:04:56 PM, you wrote:
> IMHO, the beta site should be the place to start looking for new beta > versions. I don't think that being a list member is a requirement to > access the beta site but I could be wrong. I would prefer a "closed beta - public beta" approach. The closed betas should be announced only on the list and only list members should be able download those builds. The open betas would be the release candidates in .msi form and should be available to all people after some days of testing from the members of the list. This seems to be an overkill but it has some profound advantages 1. People wouldn't be able to download potential dangerous betas. Of course one could say "It's a beta, use it at your own risk" but the word of mouth in a case like that will be very bad PR, even if the audience is warned. 2. The release candidates should be what their title means, release candidates. There are still betas but have been tested thoroughly from us and if no showstopper found should be released as official version. 3. I hate to see beta announcements in places like "betanews" where potentially unstable betas are posted an people criticise badly the bat because of a version that should not been available. Just my 0.02$ -- George M. Menegakis Using The Bat v3.65.02 on Windows XP Service Pack 2 ________________________________________________________ Current beta is 3.65.02 | '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/
