I think it poor business practice not to support a program when (1) the
company
that created it is still in business, (2) the company hasn't replaced it
with
a successor, and (3) the software is still being sold (and thus producing a
bit
of revenue). But every software company has to balance the interests of the
business,
usually best served by releasing products that will sell the most copies
(Nascar),
against the company's desire (we hope) to have only the very finest software
on the
market. Limited engineering resources make it difficult to achieve a balance
that would
satisfy both potential customers anticipating a new sim and old customers
wishing
for fixes to a 2 and a half year old sim. I understand what's happening to
GPL, and it
frustrates and saddens me. And I'm sure there are developers at Sierra
(what, by the way,
is the distinction between Sierra and Papyrus? Whose game is it?) who are
sorry they
can't fix, much less enhance, GPL.
I don't need to know your name. Sorry for the crack at your anonymity.
--Jeff
> > GPL was released in late 1998. It is two and a half years old.
> > Windows 3.1 was released in April 1992--nine years ago. It is
> > absurd to suggest that running GPL is at all like running a
> > nearly decade old piece of software.
> > Aside from the age difference, there's the fact that Microsoft has
> > continuously updated and upgraded Windows. At the same time, Microsoft
has
> a
> > history of forgetting about the previous version once the new one has
been
> > released (whether an OS or word processor or compiler). This is mildly
> > irritating, but not entirely unreasonable and to be expected. Papyrus,
on
> > the other hand, has given no indication that it intends to release
another
> > version of GPL, and has only released a few beta drivers (some
functional,
> > some not) and patches.
> > What, by the way, is your name? _You_ use 3.1, don't you? No doubt out
of
> > a fear that 95, 98, Me, NT, and 2k have built-in facilities for
> > broadcasting your identity to the world.
> > --Jeff
> I guess I'm just confused as to why Papyrus should devote anymore time to
> this game. As a software developer for the last decade, I've never seen
> mention of a shelf life for software. Sure Windows 3.1 is 9 years old and
> GPL is 3 years old. Neither are supported by their developers. When you
> buy a piece of software the sale is final. Nowhere is it written that
there
> will be future updates or even support. GPL is no longer a supported
piece
> of software, simple as that.
> As to your original question on how to get GPL to work with your machine
and
> RAM, you were provided with a solution. Remove or deactivate some of your
> RAM. You're not happy with the solution, but it doesn't mean that Papyrus
> has failed you.
> Why do you need to know my name? With or without an identity I expressed
a
> valid thought. If you need to know who I am then you could simply parse
the
> headers that come with the message. I'm simply trying to eliminate some
of
> the spam associated with usenet.
> > GPL was released in late 1998. It is two and a half years old.
> > Windows 3.1 was released in April 1992--nine years ago. It is
> > absurd to suggest that running GPL is at all like running a
> > nearly decade old piece of software.
> > Aside from the age difference, there's the fact that Microsoft has
> > continuously updated and upgraded Windows. At the same time, Microsoft
has
> a
> > history of forgetting about the previous version once the new one has
been
> > released (whether an OS or word processor or compiler). This is mildly
> > irritating, but not entirely unreasonable and to be expected. Papyrus,
on
> > the other hand, has given no indication that it intends to release
another
> > version of GPL, and has only released a few beta drivers (some
functional,
> > some not) and patches.
> > What, by the way, is your name? _You_ use 3.1, don't you? No doubt out
of
> > a fear that 95, 98, Me, NT, and 2k have built-in facilities for
> > broadcasting your identity to the world.
> > --Jeff
> I guess I'm just confused as to why Papyrus should devote anymore time to
> this game. As a software developer for the last decade, I've never seen
> mention of a shelf life for software. Sure Windows 3.1 is 9 years old and
> GPL is 3 years old. Neither are supported by their developers. When you
> buy a piece of software the sale is final. Nowhere is it written that
there
> will be future updates or even support. GPL is no longer a supported
piece
> of software, simple as that.
> As to your original question on how to get GPL to work with your machine
and
> RAM, you were provided with a solution. Remove or deactivate some of your
> RAM. You're not happy with the solution, but it doesn't mean that Papyrus
> has failed you.
> Why do you need to know my name? With or without an identity I expressed
a
> valid thought. If you need to know who I am then you could simply parse
the
> headers that come with the message. I'm simply trying to eliminate some
of
> the spam associated with usenet.
