Author: Rolf Tueschen
Date: 03:13:26 12/26/05
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On December 25, 2005 at 07:41:11, Vasik Rajlich 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 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? > >Of course Beta testing isn't as lucrative as say posting on CCC. Or giving up a >salaried job to work on a chess program. > >The thing that amazes me the most in CC is how much people work together, even >from competing teams. Our operator in Paderborn is in the Shredder team, others >from the Hiarcs team are giving us bug reports, and on and on and on .. > >Vas I really had no chance in chess against you. :) Your message did cost me 24 hrs processor time, PONDER=ON of course. It's really fun having someone like you in "our" midst, Vas, but I'm more known for the exceptions from mainstream, and therefore please let me describe the reasons for my being surprised. I mean "black is black" and Fabien L. is a true heroe in my eyes, a kind of Ghandi, who provokes all our reflexes and habits of thinking. He is Linus T.! Of course all known testers and all from other teams are interested to support you because how else they could come closer to your secrets? I must admit that I am a little bit surprised when I observe how former REBEL, then CHESS TIGER, then FRUIT book author Jeroen N. is now proudly announcing his entry into your team. Perhaps SMK will leave SHREDDER and enter RYBKA too? Sorry, just joking. What is the goal of the actual development apart from the visible aspects of mass hystery? Could you please give a few guidlines to better understand your intentions? Do you reflect the consequences for a hobby field / business department if everything is subsummed under the order of seeming Elo point wins and becomming number one? Do you believe that it's really worth it in such a small niche? And what will you do if you are number one in strength but FRITZ will still have much more sales because of all its beautiful features? And finally what do you think about 'division of labour'?(Do you still have enough time to program while being busy with the postal traffic?) Excuse me, I had these 24 hours... :)
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