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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