Re: Footers for Beta documentation

[Hope Creskoff <hac -at- LURCH -dot- CORP -dot- HARRIS -dot- COM>]

> From Michal -at- TELAVIV -dot- NDSOFT -dot- COM Thu Jul  3 02:05:40 1997
>
> Are there (legal or other) standards to consider when producing
> documentation for beta versions of a software product? More
> specifically, is it essential to put the word "beta" next to the version
> number in the footer of the beta documentation on every page? Or is
> simply putting the word "beta" on the cover enough?
>
> Even if there are no set standards, I would appreciate hearing what
> other companies do. Feel free to post to me directly, or the list (if
> you think the topic would interest others).
>
> Thanks!
>
> Michal (Marta) Berman
> Documentation Manager
> New Dimension Software
> michal -at- telaviv -dot- ndsoft -dot- com


Since we distribute beta docs on 8 1/2 X 11 paper, officially unbound,
we've determined that placing "beta" in the footer is preventative
maintenance.

In the past we have had beta sites separate the docs for
several people in different departments to read, and we wanted to be
confident that each person understood that this was beta.  We haven't
had any problems thus far.

Hope
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