Very frankly, I'm not in favor of a new name since the product will remain
the same.
As others have already recognized and evaluated, Version 4 should really be
called the Declude Suite.
All new sales will be of the Declude Suite which contains all the current
products while current users may continue to license individual portions as
they do now. I think Declude should be able to accomplish via the use of the
current licensing scheme, i.e., individual parts activated by a license code
in config files.
Like many others here, I cannot fathom how you would accomplish a licensing
scheme where a product would fail to operate when a license expires. The
only way I know to effect this is to have a product periodically "call
home". This is antsy at best with network problems, firewalls, test servers
not really in full service, and (God forbid) a company goes belly up and the
servers are taken off-line.
Even though we were either the very first or maybe the 2nd National Bank to
be an ISP (way back in '96), we're now part of a dying breed because we
cannot offer a broadband connection Consequently, I have to watch the costs
carefully or my job will also be extinct. With this being said, I too, have
stayed with Version 1.82 and IMail 8.x simply because we do not have the
personnel, hardware or time to chase the many problems which have been a
great part of this list. I simply cannot justify suffering the headaches
when so little additional functionality is being provided. In that, I am
very disappointed.
So my vote for a name is Declude Suite (Version 3) and further identified by
a Build number.
~Joe
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To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 11:55 AM
Subject: [Declude.JunkMail] Win a FREE Copy of ?
Okay, it's time for all of us at Declude to face the facts: naming
products
is not our strength and naming our latest release Version 4 showed both a
lack of imagination and an ability to cause confusion. After all, we
wouldn't name our latest child Version 2! At least most of us wouldn't
Realizing that we are pretty good at designing software and pretty bad at
naming it, we thought we would let you have a go at naming this latest
release. Please, nothing provocative or off-color, unless it's
particularly
good. In any case, don't be afraid to let imagination run rampant.
We need your suggestions no later than 5pm Eastern Time on Wednesday,
February 15th. At that point we will have a run off vote that will end
this
Friday, February 17th.
The winning name will receive a free copy of ? (Currently known as Version
4) and a free one year service agreement on your current software.
All names should be submitted by email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] The back of
napkins, prescription pads, Dunkin' Donuts cups, bar coasters and Subway
sandwich wraps will not be accepted as valid entries. All employees of
Declude and their families are ineligible.
Good luck!
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