A disclaimer worth emulating

[Jake Robb]

This brings up a somewhat philosophical question.

Is a public beta a means to satiate the masses, or is it a means to help
ensure that ALL of the bugs have been found?

If the former, then yes, we're not ready for bug reports yet.  If the
latter, however, then bug reports would be welcomed, but no COMPLAINTS.

I would expect that bug reports would be welcome from all, so long as it's
understood that Omni knows that bugs exist, and that they are not releasing
the public beta as bug-free software.

-Jake


Karl Kuehn wrote:

> Since OmniWeb has a Public Beta coming up, I thought it might be a
> good time to get psyched up for a good disclaimer, so here is a portion
> of the disclaimer that opendarwin.org has put on their KDE binaries:
> 
> They may not work.  They may not even install.  They may make your
> monitor explode in a shower of glass.  EVEN LCDs, WHICH DON'T CONTAIN
> ANY GLASS! They may make your children grow horns, and cause the people
> in your neighborhood to explode spontaneously while doing the Macarena.
> They will rip out your eyeballs, and eat your soul with a really dull
> spoon, laughing and cackling while forcing Cheerios up your nose.  They
> will make your intestines explode in a rain of confetti, while evil
> clowns bite your feet.
> 
> In short, we're not ready for bug reports yet
> 
> So... the gauntlet has been thrown. Omni, care to pick it up?
> 
> Karl Kuehn
> larkost at softhome.net
> 
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