RE: [DUG]: Delphi 6 and proposed release structure

2001-05-13 Thread Martin Paulo
> -Original Message- > From: Mark Derricutt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] [snip] > Just imagine all those script kiddies who'll have access to > your source > code once they take over and 0wn Borland's services site... I would be very, very annoyed if 'script kiddies' could break the secur

Re: [DUG]: Delphi 6 and proposed release structure

2001-05-11 Thread Rohit Gupta
TED]> To: "Multiple recipients of list delphi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, 11 May 2001 13:43 Subject: [DUG]: Delphi 6 and proposed release structure > Hi all, > Would you be more influence to upgrade if the period between versions was > greater. I personally thi

RE: [DUG]: Delphi 6 and proposed release structure

2001-05-10 Thread Mark Derricutt
Just imagine all those script kiddies who'll have access to your source code once they take over and 0wn borlands services site... Do you trust your source code, your "intellectual property" to be secure on a system you can't control, nor have physical access to? Somehow I don't see alot of c

RE: [DUG]: Delphi 6 and proposed release structure

2001-05-10 Thread Martin Paulo
Damn right - this proposal would end up cheaper for me. And for every other developer out there. It will even make life 'cheaper' for companies. But for Borland it will mean a big fat and expanding revenue pipe. Consider: For an enterprise, or even a small one man dev. shop: How much time is spe

Re: [DUG]: Delphi 6 and proposed release structure

2001-05-10 Thread David Brennan
From: "Martin Paulo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Multiple recipients of list delphi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 2:30 PM Subject: RE: [DUG]: Delphi 6 and proposed release structure > As one option, why not try free products? > > Note: fre

RE: [DUG]: Delphi 6 and proposed release structure

2001-05-10 Thread Martin Paulo
here. I think I'd better stop. Just remember - you heard it here first! Martin > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, 11 May 2001 1:44 p.m. > To: Multiple recipients of list delphi > Subject: [DUG]: Delphi 6 and propose

[DUG]: Delphi 6 and proposed release structure

2001-05-10 Thread jnorth
Hi all, Would you be more influence to upgrade if the period between versions was greater. I personally think 12 to 18 months is too short. What if the major release version was at least 24 months apart. After about a year you got say a .5 release and there were more maintenance releases that f