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I have a bone to pick with LifeType

01 April, 2007 23:51

Recently lifetype 1.2 was released.  I was not planning on upgrading, as I was perfectly happy with the version I was using.  However, after release, I found out they were ending all support for lifetype 1.1.x  because of the small number of developers.

I just about shit my pants.  How the hell can pull support for your previous stable release all-together.  Some people don't have the time, knowledge, or the need for an upgrade, not to mention there are those whom have developed blogging platforms based on some of the later 1.1.x releases.

I don't care if there is only one person developing an application.  If you release it and end support after just one new release months later after end users have put possibly hundreds of hours into customization.  Or even if you, like myself, just wanted to stick to what works, how can we trust a group of people that don't catch you when your installation falls backwards, whether security wise or usability, when we truly need the help from those whom know best.

Could this be a sign that the LifeType developers are moving too fast?

The organization advised that everyone upgrade to 1.2, and on the 1st of April, yesterday as of this writing, they are recommending you hold off on the upgrade because of known issues with Microsoft's filesystem and double-byte languages.  Oh, and no matter what server software you are using, expect incompatibility if you use a data provider.

Anyone can fill a tub with water and bob for apples, but if there isn't an apple down there, then what the hell are you trying to do.  If you don't have a globaly acceptable roadmap, then you better also make damn sure the apple isn't poisenous and you can pull someone out if they start drowning in the tub. 

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Main Entry: spew

Pronunciation: \ˈspyü\
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English spīwan; akin to Old High German spIwan to spit, Latin spuere, Greek ptyein intransitive verb
Date: before 12th century
  1. VOMIT
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transitive verb
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