That callsign doesn't own a license for DXB 2006 nor 2007 so something very strange is going on with whoever it was.
I apologize to the mailing list for replying, should have just let it pass! 73 Neal Campbell Abroham Neal Software www.abrohamnealsoftware.com (540) 645 5394 NEW PHONE NUMBER Amateur Radio: K3NC Blog: http://www.abrohamnealsoftware.com/blog/ DXBase bug reports: email to [email protected] Abroham Neal forums: http:/www.abrohamnealsoftware.com/community/ On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 12:23 AM, Gary AL9A <[email protected]> wrote: > My 2010 RAC CD lists only one Robert Raines - WA6TAW whose General class > license expired on 01/20/09. There is no email address associated with > this > call on qrz.com. Curious. > > 73, > Gary AL9A > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Alan Leith" <[email protected]> > To: "'Neal Campbell'" <[email protected]>; "'Robert Raines'" > <[email protected]> > Cc: <[email protected]> > Sent: September 06, 2010 6:52 PM > Subject: Re: [Dxbase] FW: DXBase - Comments on Status from my point of view > > > > Nice response, Neal. You are a lot more reserved in it than I would have > > been. I, too, am curious about this anonymous poster. Don't lose any > > sleep. > > > > 73 > > > > Al, VE1AL > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Neal Campbell > > Sent: Monday, September 06, 2010 11:43 PM > > To: Robert Raines > > Cc: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [Dxbase] FW: DXBase - Comments on Status from my point of > > view > > > > Hi Robert > > > > I honestly do not understand the level of emotional investment you > display > > in this but since you have raised the points, I will respond (as much as > I > > think appropriate). > > > > 1. This is a software program used in the enjoyment of a wonderful hobby. > > I > > love both the hobby (in so many aspects) as well as programming and > > helping > > out people. I have a real company to run with business customers and in > > the > > spare time that I have, I dedicate to (among other things) this hobby and > > DXBase. The minute I feel this isn't fun and worthwhile, I will find some > > way to have fun and write off the time and money I have spent as a > > learning > > opportunity. But this is fun! I am going to make sure it remains fun for > > as > > long as I can. > > > > 2. I am not aware of any software product that costs $59 which occupies a > > mission-critical, guaranteed-deadline role in any business or service. I > > make no claim nor do I want to participate with that type of implication. > > If you need set schedules, penalties for delivery, etc. I can give you a > > price for it but I really don't want to because it will start to be > purely > > a busiess and not fun. It will also be at least a 5 figure cost because > it > > will be displacing that amount of income from me (after all, this is a 1 > > person company at this moment). Let me be clear: I will produce version > > 10, actively work on it every day. But it will only go to beta when I > like > > it and will only ship when I like it. If your needs are greater than > this, > > then I have made a mistake in establishing expectations or we have a > > misunderstanding. If I have made this expectation, give me some > indication > > of how I set that expectation (so I can correct it with others) and I can > > discuss a refund. Everyone has a 30 day money back warranty so for those > > who are in that time period, you do not even have to explain what I have > > done to cause the misunderstanding, just ask for the refund. > > > > 3. I really do not want to come off as coming down on you, I am truly > > pleased you care enough about the product and are disappointed its taking > > me much longer to do things, because my business has greatly grown beyond > > what I foresaw. In my last status note, I said I was actually cutting > back > > time on my income-producing activities to work more hours a day on it. I > > paid money to Jack for the opportunity to be here and even having this > > conversation. I am more invested in this than any of you could possibly > be > > and have much more to lose. > > > > 4. I admire, respect and value Joe's contribution and wisdom. He decided > > to > > discontinue activities against my desires and there isn't a particle of > > friction from my side to his. If he has friction from his side to me, all > > I > > can say is I didn't intend any and would truly welcome him back in any > > way. > > Thats all I will ever say about this because its all I feel about it. Joe > > isn't a guy who wants people to do much for him to show appreciation, so > > its difficult to use normal business rewards to show appreciation. Short > > of > > me flying from Virginia to his house and camping on his yard, I just > can't > > be any clearer. > > > > 5. But, having said all of this, the situation is that I did spend good > > money to buy DXBase and I am responsible for doing the best I can, given > > these constraints, to have fun and make it an even greater program. > > > > 6. If my responses are too cute, point taken. But, they are my responses > > and not given flippantly or without thought. I never worked for IBM but I > > have been a professional, from programmer to designer to executive, in > the > > IT world for 34 years. If my style and manner upset you, its an honest > > emotion and maybe you will find someone else that suits your needs > better. > > Not everyone is going to be your cup of tea! I personally am going to > have > > fun whether you are part of this or not. I honestly do not think that > will > > change. > > > > 7. You only signed on to this reflector this afternoon at 540PM EDT and > > this is the only thing I can find you have ever sent to the internet via > > Google. > > Hotmail. like gmail, is considered one of those anonymous email services > > in > > that its hard to really know who is sending something. Seeing you don't > > give a callsign and are a very recent contributor to the list, I just > > wonder what your history, investment or even interest in me really is. Is > > there another problem here? > > > > Come on guys, this isn't supposed to be like this. Get on the air, use > DXB > > 2007 and enjoy it while I do the same and work on the next release. If > > this > > doesn't suit your personal needs, I am sorry but that is for you to judge > > what you should do, I am pretty certain on how I am going to proceed. Its > > going to happen (unless I decide this really isn't an opportunity to have > > fun) and it will happen when I decide its good enough to happen. > > > > > > Neal Campbell > > Abroham Neal Software > > www.abrohamnealsoftware.com > > (540) 645 5394 NEW PHONE NUMBER > > > > Amateur Radio: K3NC > > Blog: http://www.abrohamnealsoftware.com/blog/ > > DXBase bug reports: email to [email protected] Abroham Neal > forums: > > http:/www.abrohamnealsoftware.com/community/ > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 9:50 PM, Robert Raines <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > >> > >> You can think all you want, but we would all be dead if we were > >> holding our breath. Don't give yourself that much credit yet..... > >> > >> *Score Card To Date* > >> > >> Releases - Zero > >> > >> Deadlines - None Published (and answers about dates are a little to > > "cute" > >> for my liking from a new owner. See the comment quoted at the end of > >> this) > >> > >> Pre-release screen shots on the web site - Zero > >> > >> Programming Skills - Unknown > >> > >> Customer Service Skills - No warm and fuzzy here (See deadlines > >> comment above among other things) > >> > >> Quality Assurance Testing - Unknown > >> > >> Loyal DXBase Customer Following - Starting to fade from lack of > >> information (Are we riding a dark horse at this point?) > >> > >> Bonding with Joe (WA6AXE) who has developed dozens of reports and > >> fixes for us - Seems to be a lot of friction there > >> > >> Support of other applications such as AXETTY, DxbPSK, Realtime LOTW, > >> etc - Unknown > >> > >> And the list goes on......... > >> > >> *Immediate Turn Around Improvement Opportunities* > >> > >> Publish a page on your web site dedicated to DXBase that has links to: > >> > >> A project plan with target dates for each major part of the next > >> release, up to and including a target date for the release. > >> > >> Screen shots of what you have done so far. Worse thing you could do > >> is go blindly down a path and discover the users hate the interface > >> you have developed on your first release. (This would be HUGE) > >> > >> Read your comments twice before you publish them. You may think they > >> are "cute", a lot of us do not. > >> > >> Do you have others using the product in beta testing? Your log and > >> contact volume may be a whole lot different from a contesters or true > >> heavy-duty DXer. > >> > >> Include things like DxbPSK in the time lines so we can see if there > >> are "bolt on" applications that we are using and are not yet included. > >> > >> *Closing Thoughts* > >> > >> There are a lot of IT professionals in your following, so comments > >> like deadlines are hard to establish because of programming changes > don't > > cut it. > >> > >> You worked for IBM - Did they ever run a project like this????? > >> > >> > >> I feel the flames coming, but sometimes the truth hurts........ > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Neal Campbell wrote: > >> > I'm still here! > >> > > >> > I think the silence is everyone holding their breath for the next > >> release! > >> > >> > >> > >> > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Dxbase mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Dxbase mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > ______________________________________________________________ > Dxbase mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Dxbase mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
