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<font face="Arial">Since version 5.7 and the Update Subscription
Program, the version numbering was extended.<br>
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5.8.00 is the official major release number<br>
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Members of the USP get development versions as they become
available which currently are 5.8.01 and 5.8.02<br>
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The last two numbers is the bug fix revision of .08<br>
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So yes, 5.8.XX.08 is the correct revision release information as
it applies to all 5.8 versions.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 8/9/2017 10:40 AM, Jay R. Ashworth
via Filepro-list wrote:<br>
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<pre wrap="">From: "Bill Randall via Filepro-list" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:filepro-list@lists.celestial.com"><filepro-list@lists.celestial.com></a>
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<pre wrap="">We are pleased to announce a 5.8.XX.08 revision update to our current release.
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Assuming that's supposed to be 5.8.08.xx, since the other way doesn't make much
sense?
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<pre wrap="">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.
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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.
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<pre wrap="">Please let us know if you have any questions.
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"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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