Re: Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 5 Developer Preview (9M3092)

Ulrich Kortenkamp wrote:
> Am 30.07.2009 um 11:29 schrieb Erik Larsson:
>
> > Sure, but I can't physically squeeze more than 500 MB into my MacBook 
> > Pro, and I don't carry around tons of large external drives with me 
> > all the time.
>
> Then you can easily partition your internal drive and set away around 
> 30 GB for testing. Also, you don't have to carry around tons of large 
> external drives all the time if it is just for the purpose of checking 
> the pre-release version of Java.

Okay, so for a development machine we have a spare 30 GB for a 'testing' 
Leopard install, a spare 30 GB for Snow Leopard, 30 GB for a 'testing' 
Snow Leopard install, 30 GB for Tiger (if it would even run on the newer 
Macs), etc. etc.
You have to realize that this is just not something that I'm prepared to 
go through. I do fill up my hard drives quite easily, and 30 GB is a lot 
of space to waste. I already have to cram two OS X installs + Windows 
bloody Vista and Linux into the machine. And I tend use the disk space 
for other things than operating systems too...

When I have to go through this amount of work just to help improving 
Apple's products, I'm simply wondering what's in it for me.

> > Anything that can be done to get more people to test developer 
> > previews would be good as it improves the quality of the software 
> > that we get. Don't you agree with me here?
>
> Sure. Here is another option: Use Time Machine to roll back your 
> system folders.
>
> Seriously, it *is* easy to test the developer previews, and there is 
> no excuse not to do it.

If it's so easy, then why aren't people doing it? Just look at all the 
bugs in the latest Java update.
Your definition of easy is surely not what most people would call easy.

- Erik
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