RE: 4.50 with 9.0
One of the points that Patchou makes when giving his beta versions to beta testers of WLM is that they must check if the bug is in WLM or Plus as it can be easily mixed up. When you are beta testing a program it is to report it's bugs, not to get it's new features before your friends. If you want to use a beta version of WLM then your first priority should be on finding its bugs and reporting them without interference of ANY add-ons. Plus bets of course get tested on these beta versions of WLM but should never be released because both are changing so much and it can lead to many problems when the next build comes around and he has to recode features for compatibility. This is not a good thing when releases can actally cost Patchou money because of the excess bandwidth usages (like what atchou is planning will happen with 4.50). It is best to just release a stable add-on for a stable messenger, don't you agree? I would hate for either MS or Patchou to be wrongfully accused of bugs when it isn't their fault as it was caused by the other program or was caused due to changes in protocol.
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