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From: bob@omni.com (Bob Weissman)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: delays in comp.binaries.ibm.pc
Summary: What about multiple testers?
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Date: 28 Nov 89 18:35:32 GMT
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In article <1128@cirrusl.UUCP>, dhesi%cirrusl@oliveb.ATC.olivetti.com (Rahul Dhesi) writes:
- Currently I test everything posted to my own satisfaction, and I'm a
- fairly picky user.  The speed with which postings appear is thus
- governed by the speed at which I do the testing.  The actual posting
- process is not the bottleneck.
- 
- If there is widespread sentiment in favor of software being posted
- untested or being tested much less throughly, you will get a greater
- volume of software.   But it will be of more uncertain quality and will
- be accompanied by much sparser editorial comments from me.  So
- ultimately what you want the user want is roughly what you will get.

What about having multiple testers?  I'll bet there are responsible
citizens out there who would be happy to test submissions prior to
release.

I for one think Rahul is doing a fine job and the quality of his
testing and "editorial comments" makes this one of the more useful
newsgroups.

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Bob Weissman
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