valentina 2

[Olivier]

Thank you very much Jon for all this precisions.
It is important to know of what think the customers who have already 
used valentina 2.

Olivier


Le 3 janv. 05, à 18:21, jda a écrit :

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>
> I wouldn't say that V2 is *much* slower than V1 right now, at least 
> for me...the decrease in speed of addrecord and indexing is 
> bothersome, but Ruslan has said it will be improved, and I believe 
> him.
>
> Your more fundamental question is whether a stable V2 is on a schedule 
> that fits your (and my) needs. This has troubled me quite a lot (and 
> Ruslan is tired of hearing from me, I know).
>
> Initially Unicode was going to be added to V1, and that is all I 
> really need. But that intention was changed for financial reasons, and 
> it was decided that Unicode was only going to be included in V2.
>
> V2 has been delayed, delayed, delayed, which has caused me a lot of 
> grief. I remember on the Valentina list in 2003 (!) when Lynn assured 
> me that V2 would be out *before* RB 5.5. Gosh, was that wrong. When 
> the V2 beta was first posted (May 11, 2004 I believe) we were told it 
> would take perhaps 2 months to get to release (i.e. mid-Summer). Then 
> as recently as two months or so ago we were told it would be released 
> by the end of 2004. Now the guess if for the end of January. Well, I 
> keep making plans, and those plans are constantly being changed, which 
> has cost me dearly.
>
> I know Ruslan (and Ivan, Serg, and the rest) are working very 
> diligently to get V2 out. And if it takes time, well, that's the way 
> it is. But I do wish the process was more transparent and that 
> forecasting was more accurate. The market for V2 is developers, and we 
> are all well aware of the pitfalls and delays that can be encountered. 
> But we have to make plans, too, and would all be better served if 
> realistic predictions were made and we were kept in the loop.
>
> I am now aiming to release my V2-based app at the end of January. Will 
> that happen -- based on past experience, I'd have to say no. A stable 
> and fast release by March 20 for you? I won't guess.
>
> Jon
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