bagginsbill opened this issue on Feb 01, 2009 · 207 posts
bagginsbill posted Sun, 08 February 2009 at 6:42 PM
People throw these "alpha" and "beta" terms around pretty freely. Let me make sure you know what they mean, because nobody said anything that would let you conclude they are in alpha.
Alpha is when all software features are frozen - no new features under development, just testing.What gave you the idea that's where they are?
Some companies make alpha internal testing only. Others let customers have it for alpha.
In any case, beta is when you think it's really done and now you're working out the problems in rolling out and supporting the product. Customers should generally not be finding major things wrong in Beta, except with manuals and installation procedures, etc.
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