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Subject: Re: Beta-Testers

Author: Gabor Szots

Date: 10:39:02 12/24/05

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On December 24, 2005 at 13:29:16, Rolf Tueschen wrote:

>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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