How about doing an "early release pre-Alpha test CD" but not advertising it. The people most interested will probably know from this list that it's there and can try it out if they want.
I hope to have a new laptop soon and I'd like to try it myself. I've used plenty of Alphas before so I know exactly what it is...That said the last BeOS "release", Dano, was also a pre-alpha and it's one of the most reliable OSs I've ever used!
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