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Subject: Beta-Testers

Author: Rolf Tueschen

Date: 10:29:16 12/24/05


Hi all,

I have observed that people are busy in testing Rybka like bees produce their
honey. From 50 years ago I still know for sure that as a Beta-tester you get a
free thing of the tested software. Now my simple question. If you testers had to
pay to the author of Rybka, why in hell you still are testing this commercial
product. Is it masochism or something I dont know yet?

I must admit that it's a fair deal to test a program like Crafty, but Crafty is
Free Software. So, it's like LINUX. But why the same people who spit on
Microsoft and who would never test MS products do now test a commercial program
for free.

Could someone clarify this? Or is it the truth that you all get 50 US $$ for
your testing? Or 100$$?


WHAT is the deal?



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