If the employees are the end-users it is indeed Beta testing.  Been doing
this a long time, I know all the processes too well.

I never knocked Ron, only Microschmeg...

Cheers,

Jeff

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
Of Bill N
Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 12:56 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: BusDepot.Com Beta Test - STILL TESTING - 10,9,8,7 . . .

Sorry, but if your own employees are doing the testing, it isn't really a
Beta test, no matter
what you choose to call it.  Beta testing is testing by outside people
representative of the
eventual end users.  And, as someone else pointed out, Ron is actually
offering compensation in
the form of a discount.

Bill in the Southwest

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeffrey Schwaia" <jeff@TSSGI.COM>
>
> In 20 years of software development, we almost always paid people to
perform
> Beta testing.  Usually by offering overtime or comp time to employees.