Author: Mogens Larsen
Date: 13:52:18 09/05/00
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On September 05, 2000 at 15:50:53, Uri Blass wrote: >I do not think that you are right. >Most people will say that getting the program that you test is not sufficient. No, I disagree, I have faith in the integrity of people in general. >I believe that I have some productive ideas for chess program that I did not >discover and chess programs do not use. Well, if you didn't discover them then it's even less morally correct, or do you mean that you discovered that the ideas weren't being used? No matter what, I wouldn't pay you a dime if I was a programmer. But that's just me, some may have a different opinion. >It is a different case. >You are a customer of the software company. >The relation here is programmer-customer. >You do not help them to improve their product by buying their program. Whether I choose to pay with cash or by offering my services doesn't matter, it's still a transaction. They have the opportunity to decline or accept. If they choose to accept I would be morally wrong in expecting something further in return as I suggested the deal. Very obvious. If you want to sell your services then it's something different. I wish you luck, but I doubt anyone would pay you anything. >Beta testers help programmers to improve their programs so they are part of the >team even if the programmers do not admit it. No, that's a conceited attitude. Mogens.
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