Re: (OT) Mailing Lists reflect on Developers

From: Kirk McElhearn (kirk@MCELHEARN.COM)
Date: Tue Aug 01 2000 - 22:48:28 AEST


On 1/08/00, at 8:32, Benjamin Cramer truempyi@YAHOO.COM said:

>I haven't got a clue what's coming up in NW6; it doesn't
>seem like anyone on this list has even seen a beta version, if they have
>they've been sworn to secrecy;

I have seen a beta version, and, like some others on the list, am a beta
tester, and have been for a few years.

I don't think Nisus want a lot of beta testers, but I can assure you that
there are enough of us.

Naturally, we are "sworn to secrecy" - it is a question of respecting a
company's product secrets until they are releseased.  While many
companies do public beta testing, I can assure you that it is not the
norm.  I work with software companies doing translations and writing
documentation, and I have not ever seen a company that really authorizes
beta testers to talk about the products (except for the rare public beta
programs).

Kirk

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