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Subject: Re:5 Beta testers should receive the program for FREE the, .. .........

Author: Rolf Tueschen

Date: 10:47:28 12/24/05

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On December 24, 2005 at 13:42:40, Jorge Pichard wrote:

>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 believe the most of these free beta testers, simply want a good FREE chess
>program. The correct things to do is to give the first 5 Beta testers the
>program for FREE, then everyboby else that wants to test will have to pay one
>third 1/3 of the selling price or future selling price, unless the program will
>be offered for free, like Crafty.

The famous German Secret Service, no connections with the CIA of course,
reported rumours that Vasik is a fantastic psychologist who offered to every
free tester to teach them chess so that they all could become IM!!!


>
>Jorge
>
>
>>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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