On Fri, 28 May 2004 09:51:20 -0700, AthlonRob <junkmail@axpr.net>
wrote:

On Thu, 27 May 2004 13:00:37 GMT, f/f george <george@yourplace.com> wrote:

After Boinc is up and running full time and everything is deemed okay
by the Seti Team the old Seti will be shutdown. At the same time, or
their abouts, all of the beta clients will also be refused
connections, everyone will then be processing Seti thru the release
version of Boinc.

While I get the impression things aren't set in stone, my understanding 
is that after M1 (release), there will still be Alpha and Beta to test 
clients before they hit the public.  In essence, I think there will be 
three Berkeley-run projects, Alpha, Beta, and Release.  :-)

Only time will tell, though.

True but the Beta testers will have to upgrade to the release version
in order to not be Beta testers anymore, or at the very least sign
onto a new project. To continue being Alpha or Beta testers the
project could also change. I agree that for the forseeable future
Alpha and Beta testing will continue. At least for as long as there is
more that the Scientists want to be analyze.