gnu@hoptoad.uucp (John Gilmore) (08/04/86)
In article <523430059.rling@uw-june.ARPA>, Robert Ling writes: > I'm just > tired of PAYING to BE a beta tester. Then don't buy any program until it's been on the market about 6 months. The primary advantages of being an early customer are: * You get it before everybody else; and * Your opinion about what needs fixing is more likely to be heard, since the developers are still actively working on it. The primary disadvantage is: * It probably doesn't work very well. But you get to make that tradeoff. -- John Gilmore {sun,ptsfa,lll-crg,ihnp4}!hoptoad!gnu jgilmore@lll-crg.arpa May the Source be with you!