[bookport] Re: what does beta mean
- From: "Robert Clark" <rclark0276@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2007 22:27:13 -0800
Melody,
Here is what a beta means. When a program is coded, or changed, they
test in house, looking for bugs. Then they do further testing with more
people involved. At this point, when the new code looks stable, its then
released as an official updated version.
Those who volunteer to do beta testing need to report anything that
appears to be a bug, and must provide as much information as possible. This
helps the programmers to run down the bugs and fix them
Beta testing is not for everyone. If one expects a fully working and
stable program, then beta testing is not for him/her. In the case of the
current beta testing, the braille translation tables are not perfect so the
brave beta testers search out the bugs and report them.
If I recall correctly, the beta version end in an odd number, while the
official release ends in an even number.
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