Re: No incentive ...
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2000
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numero = 32620
interpreted = N
texte = >Ugh, why does everyone have to get something for doing anything >nowadays... we have got about a zillion projects going right now, and >we have little time to do them, but we have dedicated a significant >amount of time and resources to beta testing WebCat 4... why you ask? >what do we get out of it? well, first off, we get the satisfaction of >knowing that we are helping to make a product that we and you all >rely heavily on better, and secondly, we get the knowledge that when >thisa product comes out, it will be as bugless as we could hope for. >that is incentive enough for us... think of it this way, would you >beta test Diablo II (or the next version of your favorite game) for >free...Well except for the fact that I charge my clients a lot of money to work for them, and frankly I would rather spend a few hours day working for them, then working for nothing beta testing WebCat 4.0... I helped with beta testing WebStar 2.x and 3.x and received free upgrades to both of them because of the amount of feedback I gave to Starnine... it was at least a small bonus for dedicating large amounts of time, banging head against a desk at times...Now, I personally play games in my spare time, and well if I see I have time to play a round of a game, and even better if I could test the new beta for free...sure... but a) its in my spare time, and b) its not WORK... its play heheh I do enjoy getting away from WORK now and then, and beta testing a product like Webstar or WebCatalog or any complex program is more work than play.Just my thoughts... -- -- Nevin Lyne Gippy's Internet Solutions http://www.gippy.net/ (888) 419-1871 --############################################################# This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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>Ugh, why does everyone have to get something for doing anything >nowadays... we have got about a zillion projects going right now, and >we have little time to do them, but we have dedicated a significant >amount of time and resources to beta testing WebCat 4... why you ask? >what do we get out of it? well, first off, we get the satisfaction of >knowing that we are helping to make a product that we and you all >rely heavily on better, and secondly, we get the knowledge that when >thisa product comes out, it will be as bugless as we could hope for. >that is incentive enough for us... think of it this way, would you >beta test Diablo II (or the next version of your favorite game) for >free...Well except for the fact that I charge my clients a lot of money to work for them, and frankly I would rather spend a few hours day working for them, then working for nothing beta testing WebCat 4.0... I helped with beta testing WebStar 2.x and 3.x and received free upgrades to both of them because of the amount of feedback I gave to Starnine... it was at least a small bonus for dedicating large amounts of time, banging head against a desk at times...Now, I personally play games in my spare time, and well if I see I have time to play a round of a game, and even better if I could test the new beta for free...sure... but a) its in my spare time, and b) its not WORK... its play heheh I do enjoy getting away from WORK now and then, and beta testing a product like Webstar or WebCatalog or any complex program is more work than play.Just my thoughts... -- -- Nevin Lyne Gippy's Internet Solutions http://www.gippy.net/ (888) 419-1871 --############################################################# This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to To switch to the INDEX mode, E-mail to Send administrative queries to
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