Desperate plea to FP Tech...

[Dennis Malen]

Stanley,

I agree with your response. For those that need to know because the software 
doesn't provide what they need now, it would be only fair to let them know 
how long they will have to wait or even if its even being considered.

For others like me who feel that filePro provides 99% of what they need with 
the use of add on software which can easily communicate with filePro, then I 
would not need to know. It would only provide embellishments which I may or 
may not use. There are many things in filePro which all of us don't use.

Dennis Malen
516.479.5912

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stanley Barnett" <stanley at stanlyn.com>
To: <filepro-list at lists.celestial.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2006 5:43 PM
Subject: RE: Desperate plea to FP Tech...


>>> The point to remember is that Bud controls the product, so if he decides
>>> he needs something for his own business, that pet feature will find its
>>> way into fP whether anyone else needs/wants/asks for it or not--
>>> overriding more crucial things like, say, addressing screen real estate.
>>> And no, I don't think his needs necessarily mesh with the userbase's 
>>> much
>>> more than I think they did when it was FiServ or Administar holding the
>>> reins.  Maybe slightly more, but not much.
>
> And that's fine by me, but if he allows his proprietary features in over
> ours, while ignoring our other must-haves, then the answer is clear, we as
> developers using filepro need to find a development package that address 
> our
> concerns and not the authors.  If he is willing to fully finance it 
> himself
> for himself, then great, but do us the courtesy of letting us know with
> certainty how decision are made and that he owns it to propel his other
> ventures.
>
> If what Mark says is correct, then that explains a lot of what has been
> happening in the past with no real concern for us the paying userbase. 
> And
> to that end, there is probably no concern if the userbase is lost or not.
>
> Stanley
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: filepro-list-bounces at lists.celestial.com
> [mailto:filepro-list-bounces at lists.celestial.com] On Behalf Of Fairlight
> Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2006 4:31 PM
> To: filepro-list at lists.celestial.com
> Subject: Re: Desperate plea to FP Tech...
>
> On Sun, Jan 22, 2006 at 03:57:33PM -0500, Dennis Malen may or may not have
> proven themselves an utter git by pronouncing:
>> filePro. The most important point is that Bud needs it also. For him to
>> remain competitive in his own business he probably needs the same things
> we
>> all need. I think that is an important point to keep in mind.
>
> Really?  And how many of you prospective upgradees are planning on using
> the spell checker very often--to the point you'd have asked for it over
> other features?  :)
>
> It's a database, not a word processor.  I can think of dozens of things
> that could/should have been added to fP for 5.6, and I guarantee that a
> spell checker is -not- one of them.
>
> The point to remember is that Bud controls the product, so if he decides
> he needs something for his own business, that pet feature will find its
> way into fP whether anyone else needs/wants/asks for it or not--overriding
> more crucial things like, say, addressing screen real estate.  And no, I
> don't think his needs necessarily mesh with the userbase's much more than
> I think they did when it was FiServ or Administar holding the reins. 
> Maybe
> slightly more, but not much.
>
>> In any event, the bottom line is do we believe in filePro and in Bud. I
>> do!!!
>
> I believe in filePro's (the product's) potential to be more than it is,
> and its viability for tasks to which it is suited as it stands now.  And
> that's -all- I believe in with regards to this.
>
> mark->
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