+-- "Jason D. Kelleher" kelleher@susq.com once said: | Anyone know what NetApp's "official" stance is on Early Access | Releases? Are they beta tested in the field before becomming Early | Access? Is anyone who installs an Early Access Release a beta | tester? Does NetApp beta test?
I don't know about "official" stances, since I don't work for NetApp, but I was involved in the beta testing on the 5.3 release prior to the EA release (for ~2 months). So, yes, they do beta testing, but I think it's fairly limited.
Oz