Author: Uri Blass
Date: 11:48:53 09/05/00
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On September 05, 2000 at 14:19:45, Chessfun wrote: >On September 05, 2000 at 13:59:19, Uri Blass wrote: > >>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 > > >I must agree with Mogens totally. What you are in fact saying is paying >them $0.10 hr would get you better beta testers, as I read that elsewhere. > >To me that thought is laughable. You test programs be they commercial or >otherwise because you enjoy it, not because you may get $0.10 hour. For that >get the advantage. I agree that you test programs because you enjoy but you can do it with commercial programs without telling the programmers about games and ideas how to improve their program. I guess that some programmers who developed their chess programs because they enjoyed it did not earn more than 0.1$ per hour so you can also ask why they sell their program and do not make it free. Uri
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