>>>>> "Jake" == Jake E Hamby <jehamby@lightside.com> writes:
Jake> Executor is a great program, but it needs to get more
Jake> recognition. I have a membership on CompuServe, and I was
Jake> wondering if you would want me to upload it there (DOS and
Jake> Linux versions) so more people can find out about it. If
Jake> so, should I upload 1.99k or wait for a newer version (I
Jake> don't use the DOS version much but I hear it still has some
Jake> bugs in the DOS extender, right?).
I wholeheartedly agree.
We are very interested in uploading more recent versions of our
software to all of the big on-line service providers (AOL, Compuserve,
Prodigy, etc.) I've personally handled several phone calls where I've
talked to people who have grabbed Executor 1.2 or Executor 1.99b from
somewhere and been disappointed by missing features that we've already
added. Some also complained about bugs which were fixed in later
versions. In some ways, an obsolete demo is worse than no demo at
all.
Once 1.99l is out, we'll let people try it out for a few days to make
sure it's stable. It appears that it will be substantially more
stable than 1.99k on certain system configurations, but we've been
wrong before. Then we'll coordinate with volunteers to get the latest
version uploaded to Compuserve, AOL, etc. We plan to hire someone to
perform this task, but until that happens it would be nice to have
volunteers help us upload up-to-date demos to the appropriate places.
Jake> Also, you might want to take advantage of CompuServe's
Jake> excellent shareware registration forum, where CompuServe
Jake> members can pay your registration fee online. Just a
Jake> thought...
Executor isn't shareware; you have to pay to remove the demo version's
timeout restrictions. Would CompuServe's registration forum be
appropriate for purchasing license keys from the vendor?
-Mat
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> Once 1.99l is out, we'll let people try it out for a few days to make
> sure it's stable. It appears that it will be substantially more
> stable than 1.99k on certain system configurations, but we've been
> wrong before. Then we'll coordinate with volunteers to get the latest
> version uploaded to Compuserve, AOL, etc. We plan to hire someone to
> perform this task, but until that happens it would be nice to have
> volunteers help us upload up-to-date demos to the appropriate places.
Okay, I figured you wanted to wait until 1.99l. I will be happy to upload DOS, Linux, and Nextstep versions to CompuServe, but I would like to be reimbursed
for the cost of downloading them from the Internet to begin with (at least the
DOS and Nextstep versions which I don't use). Fortunately my Internet provider
is very inexpensive so it'll probably be only a couple of bucks, and of course
uploads to CompuServe are free.
As for the shareware registration forum, it would be very well suited for
distributing registration fees, from my understanding. I will find out more
info tonight, but basically what happens is that the shareware fees are added
to the user's regular CompuServe bill, and the vendor receives the payment
and can make arrangements to distribute either a full version on disk or
E-Mail a registration key.
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