http://blog.cberger.net/2008/12/14/on-the-meaning-of-beta-version/ What I do, where I live, what I think. Wed, 16 Jun 2010 13:53:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://blog.cberger.net/2008/12/14/on-the-meaning-of-beta-version/comment-page-1/#comment-195 Kevin Kofler Mon, 15 Dec 2008 02:33:00 +0000 http://cyrilleberger.wordpress.com/2008/12/14/on-the-meaning-of-beta-version#comment-195 I think it's not just Web 2.0 which is causing this effect. There's plenty of software which releases only beta releases in years, either because they don't have the necessary manpower to complete their release objectives or because they're just scared of declaring the release "official". I'm guilty of it myself, just look at TIGCC, where I in fact absolutely recommend that everyone should use only beta versions, the "stable" version being completely outdated and actually more buggy than the betas. But TIGCC is by far not the only project like that. I think it’s not just Web 2.0 which is causing this effect. There’s plenty of software which releases only beta releases in years, either because they don’t have the necessary manpower to complete their release objectives or because they’re just scared of declaring the release “official”. I’m guilty of it myself, just look at TIGCC, where I in fact absolutely recommend that everyone should use only beta versions, the “stable” version being completely outdated and actually more buggy than the betas. But TIGCC is by far not the only project like that.

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