In 20 years of software development, we almost always paid people to perform
Beta testing.  Usually by offering overtime or comp time to employees.

Cheers,

Jeff

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
Of Bill N
Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 6:44 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: BusDepot.Com Beta Test - STILL TESTING - 10,9,8,7 . . .

You know, Alpha testing is when you hire someone to test it for you.  This
is Ron's Beta test.
Beta testing, by definition, is done by outside people.  I don't know of a
single company that
pays Beta testers.  I have been running the version of Microsoft Office that
will be coming out
around the end of the year for some time now.  Microsoft doesn't pay me to
do that.  Why should
Ron?

Bill in the Southwest

----- Original Message -----
From: "George Goff" <THX0001@AOL.COM>
>
> Ron, my man, instead of expecting a free ride from the List, why don't you
> just break down and hire someone who knows what they are doing?  Now, can
I give
> my 10 points to someone else?