Author: Uri Blass
Date: 10:59:19 09/05/00
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On September 05, 2000 at 13:52:15, Mogens Larsen wrote: >On September 05, 2000 at 12:30:51, Uri Blass wrote: > >>I want to say that I know that programmers do not earn much from their program >>so I do not think that beta testers should earn a lot of money from their job >>but I think that it is fair to get something from it(even if it is only 0.1$ per >>hour of testing). > >That is complete rubbish IMHO. I would _never_ ask for money when testing a >program, whether it be commercial or not. After all, you receive a valuable >piece of software in return for your opinions and thoughts. I think that is a >fair trade. But it isn't an issue. There are plenty of people more than willing >to test a program free of charge, because they have a genuine interest in aiding >computer chess software development. It does not prove that paying the beta testers is a bad idea because it is possible that programmers can get more information by paying the beta testers. Uri
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