Why?

[Jay R. Ashworth]

On Wed, Jun 30, 2004 at 03:29:22PM -0400, Tom Pancero wrote:
> >If I build an app, and I deploy a couple hundred copies on a given
> >point release of filePro, and test it six ways to Sunday over hundreds
> >of hours of labor...
> >
> >and then you tell me that I am *required* to upgrade the engine
> >gratuitously, fixing things that are not troubling me and potentially
> >*breaking* things that are working -- but in any case *requiring* me to
> >go through my hundreds of hours of regression testing again to make
> >certain my app is still working... or give up on getting any support...
> >
> >well then, I'll likely say "clearly, I've chosen the wrong tool set.
> >See ya."
> >
> >I know I've made this point at least a dozen times in 15 years, and no
> >one ever says "you're wrong; that's not a valid reasonable concern".

> Your RIGHT.
> It IS a valid concern.
> 
> Too many of "us" are so stuck in the mindset of the 'latest & greatest' 
> that they
> forget thet there are programmers out there that have software that has been
> up and running for YEARS and do not NEED to change the OS -OR- the
> database engine. I am a simple country boy.... If it ain't broke don't 
> fix it.

Precisely my point.

> Have a Happy 4th.

You too, Tom.

Cheers,
-- jra
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