On Sat, Feb 27, 2016 at 02:48:54PM -0800, Ben Pfaff wrote:
I think that an appropriately worded notice can make all of this clear.
For example:
This is a development version of PSPP. Please be alert to the
likely possibility that it contain more bugs than a PSPP release.
If you encounter bugs, please consider reporting them to the PSPP
developers at bug-gnu-p...@gnu.org, to enable them to be fixed.That would be ideal. However it won't fit on the title bar. A number of people have suggested other possibilities: 1. In the output window after each operation. I don't think that is a good idea for several reasons: a) It would break all of our regression tests; b) The user would not see it until late - possibly until after he encounters a bug - if that bug causes a crash or a hang - then he won't see it at all. 2. On a translucent overlay permanently superimposed on the window. Effective, but perhaps too annoying. 3. On a second splash screen which needs to be acknowledged by the user This would probably work, but would mean extra coding - not only does that mean work for us, but it also means that what gets tested is not what gets delivered in a release. I like to test what we deliver, and deliver what we test. J' -- Avoid eavesdropping. Send strong encryted email. PGP Public key ID: 1024D/2DE827B3 fingerprint = 8797 A26D 0854 2EAB 0285 A290 8A67 719C 2DE8 27B3 See http://sks-keyservers.net or any PGP keyserver for public key.
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