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Hello,
as a software author I would like to know how do you identify beta versions. For example SUMo itself, Paint.NET and others have some versions marked as beta and these versions aren't offered for upgrade (which is correct). What to write to EXE file properties so you could identify certain version as a "beta"? Do you recognize also other types like "alfa", "release candidate"?
Thank you in advance
Roman
Hi !
I'm honored to be contacted by the author of such a successful product ! Paint.Net is an excellent product ! THANK YOU.
Concerning the beta detection :
- Current implementation : I "tag" versions as "BETA" manually, based on user reports. Not efficient and not satisfactory in terms of results and completeness
- Next implementation, i'll try to auto-detect "Beta" versions based on file properties. For exemple if the "Comments" fiels contains the "BETA" word.
This is added to the "Bug tracker / To Do" list : http://kcsofts.dyndns.org/mantis/view.php?id=468
Kyle,
I am not author of Paint.NET :-). I just gave Paint.NET as an example of software where I've noticed that certain versions are marked as "beta". I think that automated recognition of beta versions is important because if any software author starts to use SUMo for his own purposes, then his work version is offered to others for an upgrade even if it is not stable or publicly available. Ryan from Cybernetnews writes about this problem, too - see http://cybernetnews.com/2008/01/23/ulti … e-monitor/.
I recommend you to look for "beta" string also in ProductVersion field which can contain additional text, not only numbers in x.x.x.x format as FileVersion.
Looking forward for new version. Thank you, Roman
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