Good idea Glen. Unfortunately not everyone who volunteers their time to be a beta tester is accepted. When I volunteered I was told my offer was appreciated but they had enough volunteers.
-- Ron Bernier [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 8/5/2005 > One way to see an advanced copy is to join the Beta test > team. > > Glen > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Keith Bage Sent: Friday, August 05, 2005 8:30 > AM To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy 6--When does it come out? > > Elizabeth, > > Shouldn't it be the downloader's decision to say if it is > too big to download or not. To my knowledge Legacy 5 > Deluxe is only about 16meg which is absolutely nothing in > terms of size and if I'm not mistaken each update is > actually a copy of the full program so we end up > downloading the whole thing over and over again anyway. > > I simply think that all deluxe users should be given the > same opportunities. I should not be penalised just > because I can't attend an event on the other side of the > world. > > Regards > > Keith > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of E.Rodier Sent: 05 August 2005 14:58 To: > [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy 6--When does it come out? > > Perhaps Legacy 6 grown too large for trial downloads -- > just guessing. Staff > > first mentioned a Legacy 6 feature in this mailing list > in August 2004 and readers assumed it was nearly ready > for release then. > > One of the issues with downloadable software is the > number of individuals who want to try a large program > file as soon as it is announced. Legacy 5 is > > smaller than some of the other genealogy programs because > essential features > > like wall charts require a separate $40 addon program > called Legacy TreeDraw. > > Some people changed files with the trial of Legacy 5 > Deluxe and then didn't want to pay for the registered > version. Legacy 4 was changed in November 2003 to > recognize GEDCOMs from Legacy 5. > > Most Legacy reports with events joined together in > computerized sentences are edited in a word processor > after every database revision. The cost of a whole retail > version of Microsoft Office with Word and Excel is about > the same as a basic computer. > > Since December 2000, registered users of the standard > (free) versions of Legacy 3, 4 and 5 have contributed > nothing to the development costs and technical support > costs. Before PAF 4 "free" download, the only other "free" > > choice was unregistered genealogy shareware. > > Legacy has 119 public updates (including the public pre- > release files for Legacy 5) since I purchased version 3 > boxed version in March 2000. Some list > > participants download the whole Legacy program file each > time in case they need to reload family history on a hard > drive when their Internet connection > > is not available. -- Elizabeth > > > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > To find past messages, please go to our searchable > archives at: http://www.mail- > archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ > > To unsubscribe please visit: > http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > To find past messages, please go to our searchable > archives at: http://www.mail- > archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ > > To unsubscribe please visit: > http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
