Eliminating Expiration on Beta Versions

[collinvue]

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This would be very helpful for several reasons,

Unwinder, is there a way to Eliminate Expiration on Beta Versions
or would you release a Beta without the Expiration,....please.
It's not that you can't

I can only ask nicely.

[Unwinder]

Originally Posted by collinvue

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This would be very helpful for several reasons,

Unwinder, is there a way to Eliminate Expiration on Beta Versions
or would you release a Beta without the Expiration,....please.
It's not that you can't

I can only ask nicely.

No, no and no again, sorry. Betas will always expire becasue this way we can ensure that no betas are in use when they are outdated, if you don't accept this rule - just avoid joining beta-testing and use public releases only.

[collinvue]

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All software is in constant refinement, aka beta
can't remember functionality in RT ever becoming 'outdated'..

thanks again

[Unwinder]

Originally Posted by collinvue

can't remember functionality in RT ever becoming 'outdated'..

Really? And I cannot remember your name in my private RT beta testers list. Do you know that between each public RT build there were about 10 closed alpha builds tested by group of experienced users? You do have an understanding that none of such builds have been ever leaked to public and most of them had the same time limit, ensuring that beta version won't be used after testing period termination?
Like it or dislike it, it won't change. I can either use RT development way and test new builds only with users I can trust so you can see new releases of Afterburner MUCH LESS frequently or use the way we use now, when anyone can join the testing procesx under conditions of using time limited beta builds. And there will be no other ways. So no need to try to push it up please, it won't work.

[tamzid]

i find it very helpful.... and i like it(expiration) being there since it reminds me to upgrade that particular software.. otherwise there are a lots of beta version softwares running in my pc which i don't really notice..

[Tifone]

I don't see any problem if a beta version expires.. I actually use the latest Afterburner beta but of course I want to update it to a newer stable version when it will be out. Why should I keep a beta? Really, I don't think a beta without expiration would make any sense IMHO

[Fair Warning]

the only problem i see is that u cant upgrade your beta, to another new beta.
if you have to go back to the 2.0... kinda sucks