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Subject: Re: Beta Testing Compensation

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 15:13:54 09/07/00

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On September 07, 2000 at 17:54:00, Steve Coladonato wrote:

>On September 07, 2000 at 15:48:55, Eddie wrote:
>
>>On September 07, 2000 at 15:39:22, Steve Coladonato wrote:
>>
>>>Hello,
>>>
>>>I have been following the beta tester posts and see that there is a poll
>>>question available on it.  I would like to answer the poll but I don't quite
>>>have enough information on what beta testers actually receive in compensation.
>>>My question is, do beta testers get a copy of the production software, i.e.
>>>after the code is bug free (yeah right) and released or do they only get the
>>>beta software?
>>>
>>>Steve
>>
>>Steve,
>>
>>I think just the beta .... this beta will expire in several weeks, so NO sir you
>>don't get the real copy .....  :))
>
>Woops.  Forgot the message.
>
>Well if all the tester gets is beta software, what's the purpose of being a
>tester?  It doesn't make any sense to me.

The purpose is to help the programmer to produce a better version.
In my case I got only the beta software.

The beta that I got is better than the previous commercial program but weaker
than the commercial program of today.

I do not know if it is always the case.

Uri



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