I posted the following on the merger announcement at Millennia's website.
You [Geoff] said that in order for Legacy to support Unicode it would have to be rewritten from scratch. Sherry has posted on the Legacy Support list-server that VB6 doesn't support Unicode so Legacy's software programmers would need to learn a new language and rewrite it from scratch. Are you aware that there are at least two companies (CyberActiveX and Hexagora) that have products that integrate into existing VB6 programs to provide Unicode support so that the underlying software doesn't have to be rewritten? These products are used by many international companies (IBM, Cisco, Toshiba, etc.) for this very purpose. I'm not saying that it would be a trivial matter to integrate this third party software but certainly they would not have to rewrite it from scratch. I'm a long time customer of Millennia and I'm generally satisfied with Legacy. However, I'm very displeased about being forced to enter inaccurate information into my database. Brian On Sat, Aug 5, 2017 at 8:22 PM, legacyusers.com [Masked] < > wrote: > Preview: I realise that Legacy is currently a stand-alone program but > This email is forwarded from a MASKED EMAIL you created using Blur > <https://dnt.abine.com/#help/faq/faq-whataremaskedemails>. > IF THIS IS SPAM, CLICK HERE TO BLOCK. > <https://dnt.abine.com/#/block_email/cf6e2...@opayq.com/ > > Want to shop safely and privately online? Get Blur Premium > <https://dnt.abine.com/#premium>. > > I realise that Legacy is currently a stand-alone program but I cannot see > how it can last in its current form. First, technology and users > expectations rapidly change and increase, while it my understanding is that > Legacy is built on *outdated technology* which is why it cannot handle > Unicode. Secondly, I cannot see why MyHeritage, which does everything > online would keep Legacy which cannot cater for all their > worldwide/culturally diverse users. It simply does not gel. > > I do not buy the reassurances given. I have been through restructures and > merges in private and public sectors. Reassurances about changes to > practices or staffing never bear out. > > John > > *From:* Denise Moss-Fritch <d.mossfri...@comcast.net> > *Sent:* Sunday, August 06, 2017 12:48 PM > *To:* 'Legacy User Group' <legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com> > *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] Fw: Concerns about MyHeritage > > > If you sync with MyHeritage and leave the setting to public, then you tree > would be visible. > > > > If you sync with MyHeritage, but set your tree to private (as is my tree) > than no one will be able to see your data. > > > > If you do not sync your tree to MyHeritage, no tree will be uploaded. > > > > All the above are the same criteria as is found on Ancestry. I know, as I > have a private tree there too. > > > > Denise > > > > *From:* LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] *On > Behalf Of *Anne Wiltshire > *Sent:* Saturday, August 5, 2017 7:22 PM > *To:* LegacyUserGroup@Legacyusers.com > *Subject:* [LegacyUG] Fw: Concerns about MyHeritage > > > > Hello all > > > > Does My Heritage Privacy Policy for Legacy Family Tree (in the Help file) > still apply or will My Heritage be able to take all my tree onto their > website. > > > > With thanks > > > > Anne Wiltshire > > Runaway Bay QLD Australia > > > > *From:* CE WOOD > > *Sent:* Sunday, August 6, 2017 10:55 AM > > *To:* Legacy User Group > > *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] Concerns about MyHeritage > > > > Their TreeBuilder syncs with their website. I do not use it, so know only > that. > > > > Complete privacy on the website occurs *ONLY* if you set those options on > your website tree. If you have more than one tree loaded on your website, > you must set the privacy settings for each. Some people don't mind having > people find and/or view some of their trees. > > > > You can even set your tree so that it *cannot be found *if someone > searches. You can do the same for any pictures or files you upload. If > someone can't find your info by searching, they cannot view it. > > > > You can limit those who can find your site to only your list of "members", > and you can prevent "members" from changing anything on your site. > > > > On far too many internet sites you find on the internet, people think a > source is someone else's website! With very, very few exceptions, you can > never trust anyone else's sources; you must go to their source yourself to > check. > > > > My research is mainly medieval. My sources are original documents (primary > sources) or reliable secondary sources such as *Complete Peerage*, *Domesday > Descendants*, *Domesday People*, Settipani's tomes, etc.., but, with new > documents being discovered almost daily, especially in England, errors have > been found in many of those. There are several scholarly websites devoted > solely to the corrections in those. > > > > MyHeritage is very far from perfect, but they have access to only your > information that you allow them. > > > > > > CE > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* LegacyUserGroup <legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com> on > behalf of johnbernac...@iprimus.com.au <johnbernac...@iprimus.com.au> > *Sent:* Saturday, August 5, 2017 5:15 PM > *To:* LegacyUserGroup@Legacyusers.com > *Subject:* [LegacyUG] Concerns about MyHeritage > > > > I tried MyHeritage with the basic subscription and don’t trust it for > various reasons. It defaulted to automatic renewals every year and I don’t > remember any other options. It was extremely difficult to find out how to > enter an end date for the subscription because it was buried so deeply. > From memory, I had to get out of their website and search on Google to find > out how to do it. > > I entered some relatives on their Family Tree Builder. Even though I > thought I kept everything private, it ended up fully displayed on their > website. > > You can never relax while using MyHeritage and have to constantly be on > guard. Their technology/program seems to have “trip wires” everywhere to > reset everything to defaults that suit them. > > Like others, I found MyHeritage users never provide sources. To contact > them or see their website, often requires paying the premium subscription. > > On one occasion, I did manage to correspond with someone using MyHeritage, > but his information was full of errors and false presumptions. He claimed > to be an engineer! > > I think MyHeritage will do everything they can to mine data from Legacy > users. Also, Legacy users will gradually have to pay for more and more > features and upgrades. As for cloud storage of family files- as soon as > users get used to it, there is little doubt that costs will be attached. > > MyHeritage seems geared to obtaining your data for free, while making you > pay as much possible to search for any. > > > > John > ------------------------------ > > -- > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/ > mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > Archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > > ------------------------------ > -- > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/ > mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > Archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > > > > > > > -- > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/ > mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > Archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > >
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