Just wondering if people do this or like right now you have 6.11 that you primarily use and use 6.12 beta separately to just test out?
You will get all sorts of answers, but you should NOT use beta on a "production" machine. If you couldn't lose your installation for a week, don't do it!
Yes, currently have four installations:
Logos 6.12 Beta 2 on Windows 7 with Beta update channel
Verbum 6.11 SR-1 on Windows 7 with Stable update channel
Logos 6.12 Beta 2 on OS X 10.10.5 with Beta update channel
Logos 6.11 SR-1 on OS X 10.10.5 with Stable update channel
Depends on what am doing as to which installation(s) to use.
Keep Smiling [:)]
I usually have the beta (e.g. 6.12) on two machines and the current version (e.g. 6.11) is always on one of those. Usage varies but I try to use the beta as much as possible when one is available.
I try to have Verbum as my beta version and Logos as my stable version. I read the release notes for the beta to decide which to use for actual work - but my preference is to use the beta as much as possible.
What is the concern of using the beta as your primary? It crashing more?
Features not working and crash issues. Beta's have been known to "break" things and they will not issue a patch to resolve until the next actual Beta patch is released.
The purpose of beta testing is to find and fix bugs. Sometimes bugs are small. Sometimes they are big. Really big. What is really annoying is when users have beta installed on their primary installation and then cry, yell and scream when things go wrong. They will go wrong. That is the point of beta testing.
I am not trying to discourage you from beta testing, but you should understand the purpose of it, and it really isn't wise to beta test on a computer you need for work. You should also realize that when you beta test, the point isn't to get the cool features first. It is to assist Logos in the process of fixing the engine before release. If you aren't comfortable with writing bug reports and submitting logs, again, don't beta test.
Personally, I have beta tested, and although I am not currently on beta, I am likely to do it again in the future... but not on a production machine. [:)]
I currently am running the beta version as my main version - I have a "stable backup" on the same system in case of major problems
I use the Beta as my main workhorse when it works. In the past, on rare occasions, it has not worked.
I keep (and use when on the move) a stable version on my laptop. Doing this allows me to discard the desktop and plug my second monitor into the MacBook and keep going.
Using the Beta (and all the latest bells and whistles) can be fun - but it can be time consuming.
You need an investment in time - the unspoken deal is that you actually report bugs and problems.
You need an investment in time - there are a lot of updates to wait for.
You need an investment in equipment - you really do need a stable installation to fall back on.
You need an investment in humour.
I seldom use the stable. I work on the machine (primary computer) which has the beta. I have the stable on another machine, which I log into and update occasionally.
I've been using nothing but the beta for years. My backup is a non-beta version on my wife's laptop, but I've only needed that twice in four years. As I rely on Logos for weekly sermon prep, and can't afford not to be ready for Sunday even only once every two years, I wouldn't run the beta if I didn't have the backup.
I usually run the Beta on my primary system (Mac OS), but I do have a Windows backup. Which reminds me that I need to update that installation.
I use beta only. I also have a stable version on my wife's computer but have never needed to resort to it.
I used to run betas but ran a number of times in performance issues that were time wasters. I decided it was not worth the trouble. I was not a true beta tester anyway; I was just interested in getting an early go at new features. I find that in the last year, betas have been less interesting anyway, often featuring only a few fixes. That's why I have no interest in it. Whatever new interesting feature come out from time to time I am able to wait for until they show in a stable release and not reading release notes about betas, I don't even know (nor care to know) what I am missing. So it works out well for me.
Just wondering if people do this or like right now you have 6.11 that you primarily use and use 6.12 beta separately to just test out? I've been using nothing but the beta for years. My backup is a non-beta version on my wife's laptop, but I've only needed that twice in four years. As I rely on Logos for weekly sermon prep, and can't afford not to be ready for Sunday even only once every two years, I wouldn't run the beta if I didn't have the backup.
That describes me as well
