So you think you can?

I have been extremely surprised with the negative responses I have seen regarding the release of an RC version of Dolphin 7. At times, I myself have made a few disgruntled remarks, but not the point others have here (not quoting anyone in particular). Sure it's frustrating, but we all want RC to be as stable as possible and released as soon as possible. But it takes time.

Speaking from experience, I work for the largest payment solutions company in the world. My job is to manage a team of engineers who support our Online Bill Pay application for Banks and Credit Unions. We recently did a facelift on our application that took a year to complete. We are not talking a whole new product, we are talking a facelift with a handful of added features. We have a "nicely paid" department devoted to nothing but developing/coding. We also have a department specifically for QA.. Yep, when you go online to pay your bills, you may be relying on use to make sure they get paid :)

Just a hunch here, I'm sure Boonex is no where near the size of company that I work for and I can almost bet that they do not have the developers we do either. Who knows, some of the people developing Dolphin may even have actual full-time jobs other than coding for Dolphin. Heck, Boonex's QA department is US, the members. That's why we DO need to install the betas and test.

With that being said, Do you have any idea the catastrophe we would cause if we told our clients a "specific" date for a release. We tell our clients release dates by season such as , "Coming this Fall". If anyone is telling their clients (members) a specific time frame, then shame on you. Things come up, things break, new decisions are made. There are so many things that can delay a release. It's not like we don't have a working version of Dolphin at all.

** Breaking News- Actual Release Date of Dolphin 7 RC1 ***

I guarantee that Dolphin 7 RC1 will be release on the same exact day that Andrew on Victor posts the blog labeled " Dolphin 7 RC1 - Now Available with Online Demo". There, now you know.

I do not consider myself a butt kisser or a suck up (haha- stole from Lightwolf's post), however I do have the ability to put myself in there shoes. I do it everyday. It's my job.

For those who still cannot wait, I have a solution for you:

1) Download the latest updated version of Dolphin 7 Beta 8

2) Re-code the script yourself (you have all files you need)

3) QA/Install/Test  to verify all bugs are resolved

4) Post YOUR version at Unity

5) Allow members to download, attack, and destroy.

6) Accept all negative feedback, bugs, defects, enhancement requests.

7) Go back to drawing board and start over.

8) Repeat steps 2 - 7

So, any volunteers? You think you can do it better OR faster? I know I can't, so I will just sit back, relax and keep my mouth shut.

I know this is just asking for torture, so go ahead. But please be gentle :)

Chris