Chrisir nous apporta ses lumieres en ce 15/10/2006 07:49:

> Hello!

> I have a request.

> Please stop programming the "feature" for the beta versions
> to expire on a certain date.

> That is very inconvenient.

> Keep up the wonderful work!

> Chrisir

There is a very good reason for betas to expire.

Here it is: beta are debuging development releases. Developers don't need bug 
reports about older versions, only about the latest version. Without the 
expiration, older versions will continue to float arount, benerating a flow of 
"bug" reports about isues that have already been resolved, bogging down the 
finding of genuine bugs and hindering the development process. I have seen that 
in other projects, many bug reports about things that where fixed over a YEAR, 
and more than 20 versions ago... Even some cases of previous major versions beta 
releases.

And, as Warp mentioned, you don't NEED to use any beta release.

-- 
Alain
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If you're ever about to be mugged by a couple of clowns, don't hesitate - go for 
the juggler.

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