Re: Clarification update versus upgrade (was RE: New JFW Update Coming This Afternoon)
- From: Quanin <quanin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 14:32:58 -0500
There were bug fixes with relative to stability issues, and a few minor
script updates. Nothing to class this version of JAWS as an upgrade, which
is why it wasn't released as its own version.
James
At 02:21 PM 12/03/2004 -0500, you wrote:
>right, but in this case, there were more than bug fixes.
>
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>From: "Quanin" <quanin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 2:09 PM
>Subject: Re: Clarification update versus upgrade (was RE: New JFW Update
>Coming This Afternoon)
>
>
>In coding/programming terms, 'patch' = 'bug fix'.
>
>James
>
>At 01:35 PM 12/03/2004 -0500, you wrote:
> >yeah, but I wouldn't call this a patch.
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Quanin" <quanin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 12:32 PM
> >Subject: Clarification update versus upgrade (was RE: New JFW Update Coming
> >This Afternoon)
> >
> >
> >Here's a bit of a distinguisher that, I think, helps to differentiate
> >betwen 'upgrade' and 'update', with regards JFW. The installation released
> >yesterday is simply an update, or patch, to version 5.0. It will work using
> >the authorisation you have currently for that version, you need not buy
> >another JFW program, or worry about the status of your SMA. Think of it as
> >simply a version of the program released that fixes bugs in the current
> >version. There are not enough fixes to warrant a complete new version of
> >JFW, or enough new features for such. This leads to my second point. An
> >'upgrade' is just that. You would be expected to, for instance, purchase a
> >new copy of JFW, or have the copy you install count against your SMA.
> >Generally, when versions of this nature are released, it's more than just a
> >minor fix to stability, or a few script updates, but it's usually
> >implementation of a few new features at the same time, such as place
> >markers when the first 5.0 version came out. I hope this sort of explains
> >things with regard this issue. If not, feel free to talk to me off-list.
> >
> >James
> >
> >
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