Author: Jonas Cohonas
Date: 05:37:06 02/02/02
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On February 02, 2002 at 08:06:40, Frank Quisinsky wrote: >On February 02, 2002 at 07:35:08, Jonas Cohonas wrote: > >>On February 02, 2002 at 06:56:53, Aaron Tay wrote: >> >>>On February 02, 2002 at 06:22:17, David Rasmussen wrote: >>> >>>>On February 02, 2002 at 05:36:09, Frank Quisinsky wrote: >>>> >>>>>On February 02, 2002 at 03:35:11, Eran wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>. >>>>> >>>>>Hi, >>>>> >>>>>Arena is in Beta Test (at the moment with 173 beta testers all over the world). >>>>> >>>>>Programmer Martin Blume collect impressions and bug reports. After this beta >>>>>test is Arena in Release version freeware. >>>>> >>>>>Important is that Martin get a lot of ideas for the future, so I believe this >>>>>beta test for a new GUI is a good idea. >>>>> >>>>>If you have interest on Beta Testing you can send me the password formular >>>>>"Beta" in my forum. I send then all information via eMail. >>>>> >>>>>Best >>>>>Frank >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>PS: >>>>>I will work in the next days on a good help file. >>>>>This help files will be translated in different languages. >>>>>Also I wait of the OK from my provider for start in the next few days a webpage >>>>>about Arena. You can see all is in beta and so far not ready. But you can start >>>>>the GUI with an English menue system. >>>> >>>>How does Tim Mann feel about all this? It seems that a lot more people are >>>>willing to help with this Arena project than with winboard. Let's not forget >>>>Tim's important work. >>> >>> >>>I bet there are a lot more people using (read testing) Winboard. The only >>>difference is that no one tracks the number of downloads of Winboard, while >>>Frank tracks the number of Arena downloads by making people register. >>> >>>Arena is free like Winboard, and registering is easy and free, I would have >>>expected more than 174 "testers". The numbers are probably lower because >>>knowledge of Arena is probably limited to a few computer chess freaks.. >> >>How did you manage to get such an upbeat personality? ;) >>Seriously, have you tested Arena? have you tried it out? >>Of course ther are more people using Winboard at the moment, Arena Beta version >>is 1 day old :) >>Frank, i think, is tracking the # of Arena downloads to see how many are >>actually testing and you have to "register" only to become a tester, i suspect >>when people are done testing there will be no need to "register" >> >>Jonas "king smiley" >>Cohonas > >Hi Jonas, > >I don't know if I understand your text. >The registration is only for the first beta version. Yes that was my point, but i was not sure that was why i wrote that suspected that in the future there would be no registration required. >The idea is that people write about his opinion befor the first version is >released. And important is also to find mistakes or ideas for the future. Yes an so far it seems to be going very well, but no surprise there Arena is a GREAT new GUI! >I hope that 30% from the group of beta testers write about impressions, ideas >and mistake. So far many people make this and I am very happy. > >With other word, I think the most people send me a beta test formular but have >no interest to write in my forum. I send all persons the information via eMail >if I have this formular and all in annonym (mails with blind copys). > >Best >Frank > >PS: >Jonas you can see the idea is good. >Many many super messages about this beta test and also programmer Martin Blume >have fun and thinking the same. So far it has been really fun, but Martin has made it hard for us to find any bugs :) Regards Jonas
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