Johan Kullstam wrote:
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Not at all.  This is the definition I have always espoused.  You

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My general understanding of alpha & beta trials are:

Alpha: New development, new features added, features updated, debuging;

Beta: Feature set 'freeze', continued system test and debug.

And then the world gets to test the final for 'shakedown' debugging (:-))



I also believe that we call this planet here "Earth".

Regards,
Martin