Re: Anyone out there happy with Jfw 6.1?
- From: Bill <bill.cam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 01:44:59 -0500
gene you pointed out that the m s compiler for basic had a flaw, a flaw
that you had to work around because fixing it would have required to much
money on the part of m s.
since as we know m s acknowledge this flaw doesn't f s owe us the same with
respect to jfw if it also has similar bugs.
not just acknowledge bugs that are to expensive to fix but also be honest
on all known bugs that have been reported by users
and acknowledge by f s.
the policy of being truthful and upfront could also be extended to letting
end users no about video card issues.
lets not forget the new copy protection scheme, to my knowledge f s gives
the end user very little info as to what hardware changes may or may not
effect the authorization scheme f s uses.
bottom line is this their lack of info to explain their position does them
more harm than good.
the other point you maid clear is that working with the end user in a
public beta is a harrassing task for the software developer.
i totally agree, thats why many companies like m s use an error reporting
tool to accomplish this.
the error reporting information is often superior to the info the average
end user can put forth.
an error reporting tool and a public beta make a great combination for
detecting bugs and fixing them.
thus reducing the extra strain on the software developer because they
are using less experience computer users in a public beta.
the software developer does not have to rely totaly on the feedback of the
end user.
so their is a method of doing public betas in a effective manor.
bill
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