On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 01:37:24 GMT, Johan Kullstam
<kullstj-nn@comcast.net> wrote:

Martin 53N 1W <ml_news@ddnospamddml1dd.co.uk.dd> writes:

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
(:-))

In a usual software environment, alpha test is in-house testing.  The
developers release the software to the alpha testers who are people in
the company who run the stuff through their testing suites and try
pushing all the buttons and large scale installations and such.

You are speaking of a COMMERCIAL ENVIRONMENT! This is NOT a Commercial
Environment!!!! This is a Scientific Experiment!!!! You are making
this sound like it is a for profit project!!! IT IS NOT!!!
It IS a project to see if the project can be brought on-line and run
properly with the average cost of 3 1/2 CENTS US per user!!!!
Name JUST ONE Commercial Comapny that can do what Boinc and Seti under
it that can come anywhere NEAR that cost!!!
You CANNOT!!! It CANNOT be done by the Commercial Comapnies! THAT is
wht the Scientific Community has chosen to do this project!!!

I think seti/boinc seems to be about alpha test stage.  

As I previously stated, your opinions are important to you!