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- >>>>> "Gene" == Gene Michael DeClark <gdeclar@indy.tds.net> writes:
- In article <199606181751.MAA11097@madison.tdsnet.com> Gene Michael DeClark <gdeclar@indy.tds.net> writes:
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- Gene> Dear People at ARDI,
-
- Gene> The computer coordinator at the biology department here
- Gene> had a couple of questions about Executor (although he did
- Gene> seem impressed) he wanted answered before he brought license
- Gene> purchasing to the committee (bureaucracy runs amok). The
- Gene> first was when would a 32 bit Windows port be out. I told
- Gene> him I didn't know for sure, but likely before December (if
- Gene> this is incorrect or simply too much of a guess on my part,
- Gene> let me know and I'll correct myself.)
-
- I would guess we'll have an experimental version running well before
- December, but that's just a guess. So far we've done real well with
- ports, since most of the code is all portable anyway.
-
- Gene> The second was what would it cost to transfer/upgrade
- Gene> licensing to that 32-bit Windows port. I told him,
- Gene> considering all you guys have to do at that moment, that you
- Gene> might not have put much consideration into that question
- Gene> yet, but he wanted me to ask before he brought the matter to
- Gene> the committee.
-
- Most likely the deal will be that everyone who purchases Executor 2 in
- the first three months of its release will get at least six months of
- access to free experimental and bleeding edge releases (all Executor
- 1.99<x> owners will be treated as though they had purchased Executor 2
- the day it came out), but that won't include a free major upgrade (to
- Executor 3). The cost of the upgrade to Executor 3 will depend on how
- many new features have been added, how much extra compatibility has
- been provided, and how much money in royalties we will be paying for
- features in Executor 3 (that figure could be $0, like in Executor 2).
-
- Gene> (I posted this to the list because I know Dr. Fornari
- Gene> is not the only one with these questions, but if you don't
- Gene> want to go out on a limb with everyone, please e-mail me in
- Gene> private.)
-
- We're pretty public with our plans. We even archive the messages and
- make them available on our web site so people can judge our past
- performance.
-
- Gene> Thanks a lot, Gene
-
- --Cliff
- ctm@ardi.com
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