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

Author: Frederic Friedel

Date: 16:30:23 09/05/00

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On September 05, 2000 at 14:35:53, Uri Blass wrote:

>I do not understand what do you want to say by saying that it is an "honor!".
>
>The discussion was about the reason that people agree to be a beta testers when
>they are not paid for it.
>
>You said that it would be an "Honor" to be a tester and it cannot explain the
>fact that there are a lot of beta teters because usually people expect being
>paid for jobs that people respect.
>
>A good example is that when I told my friend about the elections for being a
>moderator he asked me how much money do pepople earn from it.
>
>I may accept being a moderator in the future but only because of the fact that I
>know that we need moderators and not because of "Honor".
>
>I know that when I was a beta testers for Junior and I told people about it
>there were people who told me that I should ask for money for exposing bugs.
>

This thread reminds me -- it shouldn't, but it does -- of a 19th century
conversation between a lady and gentleman. She: "Sir, I offer you my honour".
He: "Madam, I honour your offer." And thus it went, honour and offer all night.

Sorry. I won't do it again.



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