There's no written NDA, but the beta testers have agreed to keep information
about beta releases and related discussions private. This is necessary in
order to provide an environment in which the testers and engineers can do
their job efficiently with minimal distractions. It also allows for a
certain level of experimentation with new features that may never see the
light of day. You can imagine the chaos that would reign if every
pre-release bug/feature became grist for the public mill. Discussions among
the beta test group are vigorous enough as it is.
The Orion beta test group is pretty large and includes very qualified
participants with a wide range of operating interests and technical skills.
IMHO, they've done an excellent job advocating for the interests of the
Orion user community, and TT has done an excellent job responding to problem
reports and suggestions. In fact, every issue discussed on the public
reflectors has been the subject of in-depth discussions between the beta
testers and engineers before public release of each firmware version.
73, Dick WC1M
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Don Rasmussen [mailto:wb8yqj@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 11:59 AM
> To: tentec@contesting.com
> Subject: [TenTec] 565 Orion v2.0 firmware released to beta testers
>
> Any ver 1.x owners here to suggest the specific concerns that
> v2.0 should address?
>
> I expect that receiver lockups should become a thing of the
> past, whether the sweep is engaged or not.
>
> What are the other "must" fixes?
>
> Can anyone here using v2.0 report if any specific issue has
> been corrected, or are early adopters bound by a
> non-disclosure agreement for the beta test?
>
> -----------------------------------------------
> To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] 565 Orion v2.0 firmware released to
> beta testers
>
> Great news, Scott. I wish you few if any bugs.
> Thanks,
> Scott K4VWK
>
>
>
>
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