5.8.XX.08 filePro update

[Bill Randall]

Since version 5.7 and the Update Subscription Program, the version numbering was extended.

5.8.00 is the official major release number

Members of the USP get development versions as they become available which currently are 5.8.01 and 5.8.02

The last two numbers is the bug fix revision of .08

So yes, 5.8.XX.08 is the correct revision release information as it applies to all 5.8 versions.


On 8/9/2017 10:40 AM, Jay R. Ashworth via Filepro-list wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Bill Randall via Filepro-list" <filepro-list at lists.celestial.com>
>> We are pleased to announce a 5.8.XX.08 revision update to our current release.
> Assuming that's supposed to be 5.8.08.xx, since the other way doesn't make much
> sense?
>
>> Please remember to update your system as support will not assist with issues
>> prior to the .08 revision update.  Make sure you are running the most current
>> version before contacting support as your issue may have already been addressed
>> in a newer revision release.
> Really?
>
> <impersonation target="Fairlight">
> I was hoping I wouldn't have to explain the "you sell a tool; we don't work for you,
> you work for us" thing *again*.
>
> I have done tech support from both sides of the phone for 30 years, and yes, I understand
> that that approach makes *your* job easier.  But I don't select tools to make the
> vendor's job easier, I select them to make *my* job easier.  If I have an end user
> running my code, and a problem pops up, they're not going to pay my labor to
> update their install, just so I can get support on it.  And that's not even speaking
> about what other things the upgrade might break.  I don't do gratuitous upgrades.
>
> It's simply a non-starter.
>
> There's a strict limit to the amount of pain you can inflict on people just because they
> are hundreds of thousands of lines of code into your legacy tool, before it's a better
> business proposition for them to just jump.  Is this it?  Who knows.
>
>> Please let us know if you have any questions.
> "Why?"
>
> I'm just at the decision point in my life right now as to whether I jump back
> in the Filepro lake on a project with one of my longtime general contractors.
> I come back over to the list to query about using revision control with fP,
> and I find *that* delightful little bit.
>
> I am not a salmon; I decline to volunteer to swim upstream just to get my
> work done.  Especially with something with so much leverage as a basic
> programming toolset.
>
> Cheers,
> -- jra



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