I just want to make clear - the email back on this wasn't to play the 'I told you so' game, it was news to me, so I kept your reply in context and sent it to BD to verify.
My reasoning why I think BD + FarCry is something to work towards is as follows
I like the power of choice, and BD allows me that.
FarCry is a solid testing platform for CFML compat (many developers, many styles of code, many lines of code)
BD-Free+FarCry gives me a "way out" when I have to compat the 'php cms' customers as free is well ...free.
If the free edition were to be phased out, I'd spend my time elsewhere as point three holds a lot of weight in my book.
Ken Ferguson wrote:
I hope that is true. I will search a little harder for that email and see if I can come up with exactly what I was told. I'm also going to email Mr. Ganter to see if he can straighten me out. It is thoroughly possible that I have misunderstood and I hope that is the case.
--Ferg
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robby Lansaw Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 12:46 AM To: FarCry Developers Subject: [farcry-dev] RE: interest in blueDragon
Emailed NewAtlanta and recieved the following, thought I'd pass it back here.
I think you've been misinformed. BlueDragon Server is here to stay.
Enjoy,
Dan
Daniel Ganter
New Atlanta Communications, LLC
http://www.NewAtlanta.com
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robby Lansaw
Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 12:51 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [BlueDragon] Free Edition Question
Last weekend I made significant progress on getting FarCry supported under BD 6.2. I happen to think that this is a very good thing in regards to how BD can handle CFML, since FarCry is the largest 'test' platform in the public domain. So I made a mention during a roadmap discussion on FarCry-dev this morning and came across some info during a response from Ken Ferguson that I would be curious if it could be cleared up for my benefit.
"I just went searching through old emails and was unable to find it, but
I was told by a couple of guys at New Atlanta that BD will not have a
free version for much longer. While migrating some apps to BD last Nov,
I spent a lot of time on the BD mailing list and in contact with New
Atlanta working out some problems and the subject came up about using
the free version. They told me, at the time, that the free version was
going away sometime soon.
I haven't heard anything else since then and I've not been using BD
since early last Dec, but keep that in mind if you're planning on moving
to BD to save money.
--Ferg"
Now I am on JX so this doesn't directly have consequences for me. However, It kinda puts a dent into what I'm working to accomplish. So in regards to the free version, where do we stand? Obviously it's here to stay in 6.2, but after that?
Ken Ferguson wrote:
movingI just went searching through old emails and was unable to find it, but I was told by a couple of guys at New Atlanta that BD will not have a free version for much longer. While migrating some apps to BD last Nov, I spent a lot of time on the BD mailing list and in contact with New Atlanta working out some problems and the subject came up about using the free version. They told me, at the time, that the free version was going away sometime soon.
I haven't heard anything else since then and I've not been using BD
since early last Dec, but keep that in mind if you're planning on
to BD to save money.
--Ferg
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