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#43731 - 25/10/2001 09:06 When does Beta finish ?
LTJBukem
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Registered: 18/07/2001
Posts: 299
Having just ordered my player i'm getting excited now. The player will arrive with an old version of the code. But when will b3 become an official release of the software ? How close are they to getting everything viertually bug free ?

LTJ
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#43732 - 25/10/2001 10:10 Re: When does Beta finish ? [Re: LTJBukem]
tonyc
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Registered: 27/06/1999
Posts: 7058
Loc: Pittsburgh, PA
Some of the more "plugged in" members of the community may have more info, but my hunch is that we will see one more, potentially shorter beta period before we get a "2.0 final." I have no idea when this new beta may arrive, but it seems to me that we're at the stage where another beta release will be needed to make sure it's "consumer-grade" code. I think there have been very few people who have upgraded and then went back to 1.03, so the betas are definitely usable. It's just a matter of getting little kinks out, and if I was managing the project, I'd squeeze out another beta before reaching "release candidate" status.
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#43733 - 25/10/2001 10:42 Re: When does Beta finish ? [Re: tonyc]
rob
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Registered: 21/05/1999
Posts: 5335
Loc: Cambridge UK
I think it'll take rather more than one more beta (which we're releasing to the alpha team today). Existing stock will not be preloaded with new software in any case.

Rob



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#43734 - 25/10/2001 10:48 Re: When does Beta finish ? [Re: rob]
BartDG
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Registered: 20/05/2001
Posts: 2616
Loc: Bruges, Belgium
Today already? Wow! That's fast! You guys are really putting some effort into getting this thing ASAP rc-ready!
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#43735 - 25/10/2001 10:54 Re: When does Beta finish ? [Re: rob]
tfabris
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Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31578
Loc: Seattle, WA
Hmm. By my calculations, "today" is "tonight" for you guys. It's almost 7pm over there. Don't you guys have a home life?
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#43736 - 25/10/2001 11:09 Re: When does Beta finish ? [Re: tfabris]
SE_Sport_Driver
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Registered: 05/01/2001
Posts: 4903
Loc: Detroit, MI USA
Tony's got a picture!
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#43737 - 25/10/2001 11:44 Re: When does Beta finish ? [Re: tfabris]
Roger
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Registered: 18/01/2000
Posts: 5682
Loc: London, UK
Heh. We generally work from 10:30am to 7pm. Tonight, however, Mike's still here getting the release out. I'm currently hacking on something else in the office.
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#43738 - 25/10/2001 15:11 Re: When does Beta finish ? [Re: SE_Sport_Driver]
fvgestel
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Registered: 12/08/2000
Posts: 702
Loc: Netherlands
Yeah, It scared me too... just kidding
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#43739 - 25/10/2001 23:03 Re: When does Beta finish ? [Re: Roger]
mcomb
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Registered: 31/08/1999
Posts: 1649
Loc: San Carlos, CA
Hey, thats only 8 and 1/2 hours. Lazy slackers ;-)

And we all thought you guys worked 6am to midnight. Who keeps Rob company when he is answering our posts at 2am anyway?

-Mike
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#43740 - 26/10/2001 04:07 Re: When does Beta finish ? [Re: mcomb]
rob
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Registered: 21/05/1999
Posts: 5335
Loc: Cambridge UK
If I'm answering posts at 2am it would seem probable that nobody is there to keep me company!

Rob

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#43741 - 26/10/2001 06:33 Re: When does Beta finish ? [Re: Roger]
muzza
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Registered: 21/07/1999
Posts: 1765
Loc: Brisbane, Queensland, Australi...
currently hacking on something else in the office.

Like?
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#43742 - 26/10/2001 07:03 Re: When does Beta finish ? [Re: muzza]
Roger
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Registered: 18/01/2000
Posts: 5682
Loc: London, UK
If I coulda told you, I woulda done. Since I didn't, we can therefore conclude that you weren't supposed to know .
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#43743 - 26/10/2001 07:45 Re: When does Beta finish ? [Re: Roger]
pgrzelak
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Registered: 15/08/2000
Posts: 4859
Loc: New Jersey, USA
...yet...
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#43744 - 26/10/2001 08:14 Re: When does Beta finish ? [Re: Roger]
Geoff
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Registered: 21/08/1999
Posts: 381
Loc: Northern Ireland
In reply to:

If I coulda told you, I woulda done. Since I didn't, we can therefore conclude that you weren't supposed to know



But should I be clearing a space in my Christmas lists?
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#43745 - 26/10/2001 15:17 Re: When does Beta finish ? [Re: Roger]
muzza
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Registered: 21/07/1999
Posts: 1765
Loc: Brisbane, Queensland, Australi...
Just thought I might have caught you off guard.

Someday someone will leak something! other than bodily fluids I mean
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#43746 - 26/10/2001 17:45 Re: When does Beta finish ? [Re: muzza]
jwickis
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Registered: 24/08/2000
Posts: 658
Loc: India
In reply to:

Just thought I might have caught you off guard.




Yes especially if it's as late as 2:00am!.

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