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Subject: Re: The privilege of becoming a beta-tester

Author: Mogens Larsen

Date: 11:43:05 09/05/00

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On September 05, 2000 at 13:59:19, Uri Blass wrote:

>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.

For the reasons mentioned so aptly by Sarah, it's a ridiculous thought. If
someone offered me money I would refuse almost without hesitation ;o). Somehow
it seems unethical to me, receiving free software and getting paid to use it.
The programmers are smart enough to evaluate if they get the necessary feedback
from the testers they use. If they feel that they don't, there's a lot of people
waiting in line. That should ensure the quality of information.

Mogens.



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