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From: Thorsten Kampe <thorsten AT thorstenkampe DOT de>
Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: cygwin-1.3.21-1
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2003 15:39:14 +0100
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* Corinna Vinschen (03-03-13 12:28 +0100)
> On Thu, Mar 13, 2003 at 11:01:53AM +0100, Thorsten Kampe wrote:
>> * Christopher Faylor (03-03-13 08:51 +0100)
>>> On Wed, Mar 12, 2003 at 06:02:22PM -0500, Rolf Campbell wrote:
>>>> Christopher Faylor wrote:
>>>>> I've made a new version of the Cygwin DLL and associated utilities
>>>>> available for download.  As usual, a list of what has changed is below.
[...]
>>> Yeah, and isn't it a *shame* that when I suggest that people should try
>>> a snapshot, they never do?  The only way I have to test new features is
>>> to release a new version of cygwin, apparently.  And, then listen to the
>>> complaints.
>> 
>> Like in the old days: noone wants to try a "beta" or "snapshot" 
>> (except when he's got problems with the existing release). Call it 
>> "Preview Release" or "Release Candidate" and make it very easy 
>> accessible.
>> 
>> Even I as a long-time-user wouldn't know (without research) where to 
>> get and how to install a "snapshot". Is it this "Exp" thingy in 
>> "Setup.exe"? Where to get the "new" Setup.exe? If it was offered 
>> directly on http://www.cygwin.com/, lots of people would be curious 
>> and try.
> 
> It is called "snapshot".  A quick look on the Cygwin home page shows in
> the left menu bar a menu point called "Snapshots".  Where's the magic in
> finding this?

The "magic" is that no-one has a reason to find, search or install 
betas or "snapshots". A lot of software companies have made this 
experience and they solved it by making betas attractive and by making 
people curious about new features, not about possible new bugs.

Thorsten
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